TB Carbol Fuchsin reagent

Product Description

Synonym: Ziehl-Neelsen reagent. Primary stain reagent for acid-fast bacteria used in TB-Stain Hot and TB-Stain Cold and TB-Stain Quick kits.

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Introduction

TB Carbol Fuchsin Kinyoun reagent is used in staining acid-fast bacteria such as Mycobacteria and Nocardia strains that cannot be stained using simple dyes (or provide different results if successfully stained). Cellular wall of the Mycobacteria strain contains waxy substance – mycolic acid. Those are beta-hydroxy carboxylic acids with chains containing up to 90 carbon atoms. Its resistance to acidity is associated with mycolic acid chain length. TB Carbol Fuchsin contains phenol that allows the dye to penetrate the mycobacterium cell wall by heating, and the dye is almost impossible to remove from the cell during decolorization. The reagent is used for special staining according to Ziehl-Neelsen which is the most renowned and most widely used method of identification of tuberculosis bacteria.

Technical Data

Trade name: TB CARBOL FUCHSIN REAGENT
Chemical name:
Catalogue number: TBC-OT-X**

Available volumes:
100 mL
250 mL
500 mL
1 L
2,5 L
20 L

Storing, stability and expiry date:

Transport information:
Transporting/shipment by road (ADR) - UN1992, Flammable liquid, toxic, n.o.s. (ethanol, phenol), 3 (6.1), III
Transporting/shipment by sea (IMDG) - UN1992, Flammable liquid, toxic, n.o.s. (ethanol, phenol), 3 (6.1), III
Transporting/shipment by air (ICAO-TI/IATA-DGR) - UN1992, Flammable liquid, toxic, n.o.s. (ethanol, phenol), 3 (6.1), III

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