On 2017 Mar 26, Misha Koksharov commented:

1) It is really sad to see that almost everyone is still using IPTG even after all these years.

2) Full-text (DOI) link is missing from Pubmed for some reason: Final manuscript, NIH-PA author manuscript.

3) If someone wonders: it doesn't matter if it is exactly alpha-form of lactose - it will equilibrate to about 40:60 ratio of both forms in solution anyway, especially in an autoclave and this works fine.

On 2017 Mar 26, Misha Koksharov commented:

1) It is really sad to see that almost everyone is still using IPTG even after all these years.

2) Full-text (DOI) link is missing from Pubmed for some reason: Final manuscript, NIH-PA author manuscript.

3) If someone wonders: it doesn't matter if it is exactly alpha-form of lactose - it will equilibrate to about 40:60 ratio of both forms in solution anyway, especially in an autoclave and this works fine.