In general I think they should be ok.  Some componenents may slowly oxidize or 
otherwise deteriorate, but as long as there is nothing growing in the 
solutions, you should be ok. If you experience irreproducibility when you try 
to follow up on a successful condition, it is good to keep in mind that this 
might be a reason why (but then so can be a different water source, etc.). You 
might want to filter the solutions with a 0.2 micron syringe filter (one for 
each solution).

On Thu, 27 Dec 2007 10:34:31 -0800
Ngo Duc Tri <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

     Dear CCP4 users,
     I'm sorry for non-ccp4 question. My lab is using protein
     crystalization screening from Hampton and Emerald. However I noticed
     the Expires Date was 05/2002. That means we are using the too old
     chemical.
     Could I ask your experience about this problem? Should I need to
     remove these expired screening because we still have many stocks.
     Thank you for your reply.
     
     My best regards,
     TriNgo
     PhD Student,
     Sungkyunkwan University
     

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