Gram’s decolorizer solution
SIAL/75482 - for Gram staining
Synonym: Acetone ethanol mixture
CAS Number: 37348-17-7
MDL Number: MFCD00240361
Product Type: Chemical
| antibiotic activity spectrum | Gram-negative bacteria |
| Gram-positive bacteria | |
| application(s) | diagnostic assay manufacturing hematology histology |
| density | 0.80 g/mL at 20 °C |
| form | liquid |
| Quality Level | 100  |
| refractive index | n |
| storage temp. | room temp |
| technique(s) | microbe id | staining: suitable |
| Application: | Gram′s decolorizer solution is used in Gram staining procedure, after the iodine step to remove the crystal violet dye. The decolorizer dissolves the lipid layer from the gram-negative cells. |
| General description: | Gram staining is one of the most significant staining techniques in microbiology. Gram′s decolorizer solution is a mixture of ethanol and acetone. |
| Symbol |   GHS02,GHS07 |
| Signal word | Danger |
| Hazard statements | H225 - H319 - H336 |
| Precautionary statements | P210 - P305 + P351 + P338 |
| Hazard Codes | F,Xi |
| Risk Statements | 11-36-66-67 |
| Safety Statements | 16-26 |
| RIDADR | UN 1993BF 3 / PGII |
| WGK Germany | WGK 1 |
| Flash Point(F) | 68.0 °F |
| Flash Point(C) | 20 °C |
| Supplemental Hazard Statements | EUH066 |
| Density | 0.80 g/mL at 20 °C |
| Refractive Index | n |
| Storage Temp. | room temp |
| UNSPSC | 12171500 |