Research Organics Inc. is a primary manufacturer and major supplier of high purity biochemicals, for use in molecular biology, diagnostic chemicals, cloning applications and cell culture. Research Organics is a bulk producer of buffers, such as HEPES, MES, ADA, Tris, Bis-Tris, PIPES, BES, ACES and Tricine, and their salt derivatives, including Tris HCl, HEPES Sodium, MES Sodium and MOPS Sodium. The company also manufactures bulk quantities of its patented, second-generation series of Good's buffers: MOPSO, POPSO, CAPSO, TAPSO, DIPSO, HEPPSO and AMPSO, and their sodium salts. Research Organics' broad product line includes molecular biochemicals, fluorescent compounds, enzyme test substrates, ACS Reagents, amino acids and derivatives, plant tissue culture, and research and bulk biochemicals. Recognized industry-wide for high quality chemicals, Research Organics provides consistent specific purities, lot-specific, Certificates of Analysis and Trace Metals Analysis, custom synthesis, molecular biology grade testing and technical assistance. Reagent biochemicals offered include Acrylamide, DTT, SDS, IPTG, Lauryl Sulfate Lithium salt, Agarose, X-Gal, X-Gluc, X-Phos, TEMED, Phenol, Guanidine HCl, Bovine Serum Albumin products. Specialty products include chromogenic enzyme substrates Red-Gal?, Red-Gluc? and Red-Phos?; buffer solutions with TBE, TAE, TGS and PCR blends; fluorescent labels FITC, TRITC and NDA; and assay reagents pNBT, HDCBS and Naphthol compounds. In 1995, the company was awarded patents for a novel series of substrates: Red-Gal?, Red-Gluc?, Red-Phos?, which form a red precipitate for detection of b-galactosidase, b-glucuronidase and alkaline phosphatase.