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This dye has been used as a counterstain in saturated aqueous potassium alum and in a counterstain solution of 0.1% (w/v) with 5% aluminum sulfate for a Prussian Blue Stain for ferric iron. It has been used as a reagent for calcium in tissue where it forms a scarlet lake.
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This “Mayer’s hemalum solution – for microscopy” is used for human-medical cell diagnosis and serves the histological and clinico-cytological investigation of sample material of human origin.
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Immunofluorescence Quenching Solution is used in immunofluorescence and immunocytochemistry applications.
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Cresol red is used as a tracking dye for DNA/RNA in agarose gel electrophoresis and protein in polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis.
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Ethidium bromide is used to visualize DNA in agarose gels and in many cesium chloride gradient protocols.
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It was originally used as an antimalarial compound. It kills the erythrocytic forms of malaria parasites at all stages of development but does not affect the sporozoites.
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This solution is mainly used to determine the concentration of proteins in solution.
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5-fluorocytosine (5-FC) also known as Flucytosine. 5-Fluorocytosinewas first synthesized in 1957 as anti-tumor drug. It is an antifungal medication which is used with amphotericin B against Candida infections and cryptococcosis. This drug is mainly taken by mouth and by injection into a vein.
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Hanging drop technique allows for the analysis of living microorganisms. This involves fixing the Microbial suspension into a drop of liquid over the slide of glass.
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What is the Lysine Iron Agar (LIA) Test? The solid medium Lysine Iron Agar (LIA) is indicated for use in qualitative techniques for the differentiation of microorganisms based on the generation of lysine decarboxylase and hydrogen sulphide. Purpose of Lysine Iron Agar (LIA) Test Principle of Lysine Iron Agar (LIA) Test Lysine Iron Agar Composition … Read more