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Blue Tetrazolium chloride
Description
Blue Tetrazolium chloride is useful in the prepartion of DNA cation complexes and immunoadsorbents for anti-DNA antibodies. It is used in assay of reducing sugars. In combination with 4-nitrocatechol, tetrazolium blue chloride forms a ternary complex with molybdenum(VI) for extraction and spectrophotometric determination of molybdenum.
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Blue Tetrazolium chloride is useful in the prepartion of DNA cation complexes and immunoadsorbents for anti-DNA antibodies. It is used in assay of reducing sugars. In combination with 4-nitrocatechol, tetrazolium blue chloride forms a ternary complex with molybdenum(VI) for extraction and spectrophotometric determination of molybdenum.
Solubility
Soluble in hot water (5 mg/ml), methanol (50 mg/ml), ethanol, and chloroform. Insoluble in acetone.
Notes
Stable under recommended storage conditions. Incompatible with oxidizing agents.
Specifications
Specifications
| Melting Point | ∼255°C (decomposition) |
| Quantity | 5 g |
| Beilstein | 3894077 |
| Merck Index | 14,9244 |
| Solubility Information | Soluble in hot water (5mg/ml),methanol (50mg/ml),ethanol,and chloroform. Insoluble in acetone. |
| Formula Weight | 727.66 |
| Chemical Name or Material | Blue Tetrazolium chloride |
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