Barritt’s Reagent B
SIAL/39442 - suitable for microbiology
Synonym: Potassium hydroxyde solution; VP2 Reagent; Voges-Proskauer Test with Barritt’s Reagent B
Product Type: Chemical
agency | according to ISO 11290-1:2017 |
according to ISO 11290-2:2017 | |
according to ISO 22964:2017 | |
application(s) | clinical testing environmental food and beverages pharmaceutical |
microbiology | |
composition | distilled water, 100 mL |
potassium hydroxide, 40 g | |
product line | BioChemika |
Quality Level | 100 ![]() |
200 ![]() |
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shelf life | limited shelf life, expiry date on the label |
suitability | Enterobacter spp. |
Klebsiella spp. | |
Lactobacillus spp. | |
aciduric bacteria | |
bacteria | |
technique(s) | microbe id | metabolite detection: suitable |
Application: | This reagent is used in Voges-Proskauer test for detection of acetoin production by bacterial cultures along with Barritt Reagent A. |
Caution: | This reagent is used in Voges-Proskauer test for detection of acetoin production by bacterial cultures along with Barritt Reagent A. |
Symbol | ![]() ![]() |
Signal word | Danger |
Hazard statements | H290 - H302 - H314 |
Precautionary statements | P234 - P270 - P280 - P301 + P312 - P303 + P361 + P353 - P305 + P351 + P338 |
Hazard Codes | C |
Risk Statements | 22-35 |
Safety Statements | 26-36/37/39-45 |
RIDADR | UN 1814 8 / PGII |
WGK Germany | WGK 1 |
Flash Point(F) | Not applicable |
Flash Point(C) | Not applicable |
UNSPSC | 41171621 |