ProductColloidal iron reagent for diagnostic/cytohistological staining. Pack for 100 tests.
Product code & pack04-180809 · Pack: 100 tests
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Characteristics / technical specifications- Commercial name: Colloidal iron
- Product code: 04-180809
- Pack: 100 tests
- Document types: Technical datasheet (multilanguage), Safety datasheet / SDS (multilanguage), CE conformity
- Manufacturer / Brand: Bio-Optica
Intended use & complementary equipment- Intended for the detection of acidic mucins (sialomucins and sulfomucins) in cyto‑histological preparations for optical microscopy.
- Minimum number of tests: 100
- Typical procedure time: approx. 1 h 35 min
- Product shelf life: 2 years
- Recommended complementary equipment: vertical histology staining trough 50 ml, graduated cylinder, glass stirring rod
Application & specificityMethod indicated for visualization of acidic mucins. The reaction highlights acidic mucins (sialomucins and sulfomucins) whose acidic groups, at the reaction pH, are in an anionic form and can form a stable complex with trivalent ferric ions.
PrincipleThe method is based on the interaction, at strongly acidic pH, between colloidal iron and the acidic groups of the mucopolysaccharide chain. Under these conditions iron forms a chelate detectable by the Prussian blue reaction: potassium ferrocyanide reacts in acidic environment with the ferric ions of the chelate to form an insoluble colored salt (Prussian blue). The ionic reaction occurs as follows:
4 Fe++ + 3 K4Fe(CN)6 = Fe4Fe(CN)6)3 + 12 K+
Results- Acidic mucins: blue
- Cell nuclei: red
ManufacturerBio-Optica