We present the first experiments that use the phase response method to determine components of the adjoint eigenvector (of the Jacobian matrix of the linearized system) of an oscillating reaction system. The Briggs-Rauscher reaction was studied near a supercritical Hopf bifurcation. Phase response curves for I-and Mn2+ have been determined, and from them corresponding components of the adjoint eigenvector have been deduced. The relative magnitudes and difference in arguments of these components agree reasonably well with those from a reduced model of the Briggs-Rauscher reaction, whereas agreement with results from quenching experiments is mixed.