Nitrate Reagent B
SIAL/39441 - suitable for microbiology
Synonym: Sulfanilic acid solution; 4-
CAS Number: 121-57-3
MDL Number: MFCD00007886
Product Type: Chemical
| application(s) | agriculture clinical testing environmental food and beverages pharmaceutical |
| microbiology | |
| composition | acetic acid (30%), 1000 mL |
| sulfanilic acid, 8.0 g | |
| InChI | 1S/C6H7NO3S/c7-5-1-3-6(4- |
| InChI key | HVBSAKJJOYLTQU-UHFFFAOYSA |
| Quality Level | 100  |
| shelf life | limited shelf life, expiry date on the label |
| SMILES string | Nc1ccc(cc1)S(O)(=O)=O |
| suitability | Enterobacter spp. |
| Escherichia coli | |
| Neisseria spp. | |
| anaerobic bacteria | |
| coliforms | |
| technique(s) | microbe id | metabolite detection: suitable |
| Application: | α-Naphthylamine 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-naphthylamine to form a red azo dye. |
| Symbol |  GHS05 |
| Signal word | Danger |
| Hazard statements | H314 |
| Precautionary statements | P280 - P303 + P361 + P353 - P304 + P340 + P310 - P305 + P351 + P338 - P363 - P405 |
| Hazard Codes | C |
| Risk Statements | 34 |
| Safety Statements | 26-36/37/39-45 |
| RIDADR | UN 2790C 8 / PGIII |
| WGK Germany | WGK 1 |
| Flash Point(F) | Not applicable |
| Flash Point(C) | Not applicable |
| UNSPSC | 41171621 |