? About my nolva..

[Xpballer]

I posted this in the PCT section too, but it seems like this section gets a little more action, so i wanted to post in here too.

I got my liquid research tamoxifen citrate in the other day, and i was looking at it.. It has these clear, sliver-like flakes floating all around in it. Is this normal? Has anyone seen anything like this in theirs? Just making sure it's ok to give to my lab-rat..

 

[R1balla]

Did you shake it? your rat should be fine.

 

[CrazyChemist]

I posted this in the PCT section too, but it seems like this section gets a little more action, so i wanted to post in here too.

I got my liquid research tamoxifen citrate in the other day, and i was looking at it.. It has these clear, sliver-like flakes floating all around in it. Is this normal? Has anyone seen anything like this in theirs? Just making sure it's ok to give to my lab-rat..

To be honest, I've never observed this in my own rat's tamoxifen citrate but I have heard other researcher's have encountered the same phenomenon. I think.... emphasis on think.... that the flakes are part of a nickle affinity column used to purify the product. So your rat would be okay taking what u got IMO, since your rat would metabolize the flake easily.

 

[Xpballer]

To be honest, I've never observed this in my own rat's tamoxifen citrate but I have heard other researcher's have encountered the same phenomenon. I think.... emphasis on think.... that the flakes are part of a nickle affinity column used to purify the product. So your rat would be okay taking what u got IMO, since your rat would metabolize the flake easily.

Yes i shook it up... they arent going anywhere. You dont have to look hard either, theyre everywhere in there. I mean, im sure that it IS tamoxifen citrate, and the flakes/slivers are probably just a part of this particular tamox.... I just dont want my research results to be skewed due to bunk tamox, or my rat end up dying X(


thanks guys!

ps - whats this stuff SUPPOSED to smell like anyways?

 

[Mikey851]

Yes i shook it up... they arent going anywhere. You dont have to look hard either, theyre everywhere in there. I mean, im sure that it IS tamoxifen citrate, and the flakes/slivers are probably just a part of this particular tamox.... I just dont want my research results to be skewed due to bunk tamox, or my rat end up dying X(


thanks guys!

ps - whats this stuff SUPPOSED to smell like anyways?

Mostly alcohol from my experience; I don't know what the actual compound smells like though.

 

[CrazyChemist]

Mostly alcohol from my experience; I don't know what the actual compound smells like though.

The actual cmpd is too bulky to be volatile enough for a smell. However, the solvents are rather volatile and thats probably the smell. If you tell me what it smells like I might be able to tell you the solvent.

 

[Xpballer]

The actual cmpd is too bulky to be volatile enough for a smell. However, the solvents are rather volatile and thats probably the smell. If you tell me what it smells like I might be able to tell you the solvent.

mine smells like straight up rubbing alcohol

 

[Mikey851]

mine smells like straight up rubbing alcohol

That's what mine smelled like too.

 

[CrazyChemist]

mine smells like straight up rubbing alcohol

That's what mine smelled like too.

Thats the solvent - ethanol.

 

[Mikey851]

Thats the solvent - ethanol.

It's to get the labrat drunk lol.

 

[CrazyChemist]

It's to get the labrat drunk lol.

Damn lab rats - always reckless