Small molecule library of structurally diverse compounds arrayed in a 96-wll format at 10 mM stock in DMSO. Each master plate is aliquoted into 96-well polypropylene storage plates (Corning), and stored at -80°C until
use.
Drierite
W.A. HAMMOND DRIERITE CO, Xenia, OH
12-channel pipettes, 2-20 μL
Eppendorf
Aluminum sealing tape for 96-well plates
Nunc, Rochester, NY
DMSO
Sigma, St. Louis, MO
Basic incubator, 28.5°C
Fisher Scientific
Polystyrene 96-well round-bottom assay plates
Corning COSTAR; Lowell, MA
Stereomicroscope with transmitted light base
Leica Microsystems, Bannockburn, IL
E3 embryo medium: 5 mM NaCl, 0.17 mM KCl, 0.33 mM CaCl2 , 0.33 mM MgSO4 , containing 0.003% PTU (phenylthiocarbamide, Sigma; St. Louis, MO).
PTU can be prepared as a 10x solution by dissolving 0.3-g PTU in 1 L of E3 embryo media. Solutions containing PTU should be protected from light by covering with aluminum foil.