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ASW (Artificial Seawater)

Internal Solution-ID: S6125

Compound Amount Unit Conc. [g/L] Conc. [mM]
Tricine 0.50 g 0.5 2.791
Extra salts 3.75 ml - -
Vitamin solution
(may be stored frozen at ­-20°C)
2.50 ml - -
SE1 (Soil Extract 1) 25.00 ml - -
Natural sea water
(filtered)
1000.00 ml - -
1 Make up to 1 litre with filtered natural sea water. Adjust the pH to 7.6 – 7.8 with 1N NaOH or 1N HCl. Autoclave at 15 psi.
2 Alternatively use "Ultramarine Synthetica" sea salts 33.6 g and make up to 1 litre with distilled water. Adjust pH as above
C11 ASW:SES