I use Sigma porcine pancreatic amylase, 0.25% in 4mM sodium acetate 
buffer pH 6.0, for 10-15 minutes at room temp. This works well on liver 
fixed in buffered formalin.

Geoff

Deborah Faichney wrote:

>Dear all,
>
>I need to obtain malt diastase for Periodic acid schiff staining for
>glycogen in blood smears.  I am finding this difficult (in the UK) and
>would like to know from any carbohydate people out there what I could
>use instead.
>
>Thanks
>
>Debbie Faichney
>Institute of Aquaculture
>Stirling, Scotland
>
>  
>


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