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O′Meara′s Reagent

suitable for microbiology

• Sinónimos: Voges-Proskauer test with O’Meara Reagent
• Código UNSPSC: 41171621
• NACRES: NA.85

Propiedades

• Línea del producto: BioChemika
• Nivel de calidad: 100
• caducidad: limited shelf life, expiry date on the label
• composición: creatine, 0.3 g ; dist. water, 100 mL ; potassium hydroxide, 40 g
• envase: pkg of 100 mL
• condiciones de almacenamiento: (Tightly closed. Dry.)
• técnicas: microbe id | metabolite detection: suitable
• aplicaciones: environmental; food and beverages; microbiology
• idoneidad: Enterobacter spp.; Klebsiella spp.; Neisseria spp.; Pseudomonas spp.

Descripción

Descripción general

O′Meara′s Reagent is used in the Voges-Proskauer (VP) test for the detection of acetoin production by bacterial strains. VP test is helpful in identifying members of the family Enterobacteriaceae based on their ability to produce acetylmethylcarbinol (AMC = acetonin) from glucose. Acetoin is an intermediate which is oxidized by oxygen under alkaline conditions (KOH) to 2,3-Butanediol. With creatinine (break down product from creatine) and the enhancement of α-naphtol a red color is formed (Meisenheimer complex)

Aplicación

The O′Meara reagent is a component of the Voges-Proskauer (VP) test, which is a commonly used laboratory technique in industrial microbiology to differentiate between bacterial strains based on their ability to produce acetylmethylcarbinol (AMC) from glucose. The VP test is often used as a tool to identify and authenticate bacterial strains in the food, beverage, and pharmaceutical industries.

Nota de análisis

To perform the VP test, a bacterial sample is inoculated into a nutrient broth and incubated. The O′Meara reagent, which contains a mixture of creatinine and potassium hydroxide (KOH), is then added to the culture. Acetoin produced in the medium by bacterial culture is oxidized under alkaline conditions in the presence of air to form diacetyl which reacts with creatine to give a pinkish-red compound.

Información de seguridad

• Pictogramas: GHS05,GHS07
• Palabra de señalización: Danger
• Frases de peligro: H290,H302,H314
• Consejos de prudencia: P234 - P270 - P280 - P301 + P312 - P303 + P361 + P353 - P305 + P351 + P338
• Clasificaciones de peligro: Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Eye Dam. 1 - Met. Corr. 1 - Skin Corr. 1A
• Código de clase de almacenamiento: 8B - Non-combustible corrosive hazardous materials
• Clase de riesgo para el agua (WGK): WGK 2
• Punto de inflamabilidad (°F): Not applicable
• Punto de inflamabilidad (°C): Not applicable
• Equipo de protección personal: Faceshields, Gloves, Goggles, type ABEK (EN14387) respirator filter