Marilyn

If the need is to just to kill them, why not use an old fashioned metal ion bactericide, e.g. Ag, Cu or Zn?

Good luck

Max

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> On 5 Jun 2021, at 14:25, Marilyn Fogel <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> Colleagues,
> 
> We're doing an experiment with a toxic strain of E. coli. In order to simplify processing the sample, I've been asked if boiling at 100°C for 5 minutes would alter isotope signals.
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> We're analyzing compound specific amino acids for C and H. I'm hesitant to try this, somehow.
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> Any experience? Your thoughts?
> 
> Marilyn Fogel