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38497

Nitrate Reagent A

suitable for microbiology

Synonym(s):

1-Naphthylamine solution

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CAS Number:
134-32-7
UNSPSC Code:
41171621
PubChem Substance ID:
329755769
NACRES:
NA.85
MDL number:
MFCD00004016

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Product Name

Nitrate Reagent A, suitable for microbiology

SMILES string

Nc1c2c(ccc1)cccc2

InChI

1S/C10H9N/c11-10-7-3-5-8-4-1-2-6-9(8)10/h1-7H,11H2

InChI key

RUFPHBVGCFYCNW-UHFFFAOYSA-N

product line

BioChemika

shelf life

limited shelf life, expiry date on the label

composition

acetic acid 5 N, 1000 mL
α-naphthylamine, 5 g

technique(s)

microbe id | metabolite detection: suitable

application(s)

agriculture
clinical testing
environmental
food and beverages
pharmaceutical
microbiology

suitability

Enterobacter spp.
Neisseria spp.
anaerobic bacteria
bacteria

Quality Level

100

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General description

α-Naphtylamine and sulfanilic acid are used for detection of nitrate reduction by bacteria. Organisms containing nitrate reductase reduce nitrate to nitrite, which forms a diazonium salt with sulfanilic acid and reacts with α-naphtylamine to form a red azo dye.

pictograms

Corrosion
GHS05

signalword

Danger

hcodes

H314

Hazard Classifications

Eye Dam. 1 - Skin Corr. 1B

Storage Class

8A - Combustible corrosive hazardous materials

wgk

WGK 1

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

Faceshields, Gloves, Goggles, type ABEK (EN14387) respirator filter

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BCCL3731
BCCK1475
BCCH7360
BCCJ6787

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