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38497

Nitrate Reagent A

suitable for microbiology

Synonym(s):

1-Naphthylamine solution

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About This Item

CAS Number:
UNSPSC Code:
41171621
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.85
MDL number:
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product line

BioChemika

Quality Segment

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

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

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.


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Corrosion

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Danger

hcodes

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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