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Subject: Re: laboratory/office environmental control questions
Date: Mon, 8 Oct 2007 16:41:09 -0700
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Subject: 1920's College Chem Lab
Date: Tue, 9 Oct 2007 07:35:22 -0700
Author: Julie Jarrah


Date: Tue, 9 Oct 2007 08:17:10 -0400
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From: Kim Auletta <kauletta**At_Symbol_Here**NOTES.CC.SUNYSB.EDU>
Subject: Dulcamarine safety
Our undergrad bio labs want to make an extract of Bittersweet Nightshade 
(Solamun dulcamara) for use in the labs. I can't find any MSDSs for the 
extracts, but have found that there are 2 substances of concern, mostly 
for ingestion: dulcamarine (an "amorphous glucoside", provides the 
bittersweet taste) and solanine (an alkaloid, a CNS narcotic).

Other than treating this extract as an OSHA "Particularly Hazardous 
Chemical", does anyone have more specific safety info or guidelines?


Kim Auletta
Lab Safety Specialist
Stony Brook University
EH&S 
kauletta**At_Symbol_Here**notes.cc.sunysb.edu
631-632-3032

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