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Kovac′s reagent for indoles

Name: Kovac′s reagent for indoles
Brand: SIAL

suitable for microbiology

Synonym(s):

4-(Dimethylamino)benzaldehyde solution

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):

C₉H₁₁NO

CAS Number:

100-10-7

Molecular Weight:

149.19

UNSPSC Code:

41171621

NACRES:

NA.85

PubChem Substance ID:

329760541

MDL number:

MFCD00003381

Beilstein/REAXYS Number:

4132845

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Properties

agency

according to ISO 16654:2001

Quality Level

200

product line

BioChemika

shelf life

limited shelf life, expiry date on the label

composition

4-(dimethlyamino)benzaldehyde, 50 g/L , hydrochloric acid, 240 g/L , isoamylic alcohol, 710 g/L

technique(s)

microbe id | specific enzyme detection: suitable

application(s)

agriculture
clinical testing
environmental
food and beverages, microbiology

storage temp.

2-8°C

suitability

Escherichia coli, coliforms

SMILES string

[H]C(=O)c1ccc(cc1)N(C)C

InChI

1S/C9H11NO/c1-10(2)9-5-3-8(7-11)4-6-9/h3-7H,1-2H3

InChI key

BGNGWHSBYQYVRX-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Description

General description

Kovac′s reagent is prepared by mixing p-dimethylaminobenzaldehyde, isoamyl alcohol and concentrated hydrochloric acid. For identification of an organism, the formation of Indole from a tryptophan substrate is a useful diagnostic tool. Indole production is a crucial test in identification of Escherichia coli. After incubation, adding the reagent will help in determination if Indole that has been produced. The reagent turns red when reacts with Indole.

Application

In the presence of oxygen, some bacteria, like E.coli, are able to split tryptophan into indole and alpha-aminopropionic acid. This reagent is for detecting the indole and identify the indole-positive and indole-negative microorganisms.

Kovac′s reagent may be used for spot test for determination of indole by saturating filter paper with the reagent. It may also be used for initial spot test for determination of indole followed by quantification by spectrophotometric assay and HPLC-UV/Vis-MS/MS methods.

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pictograms

GHS02,GHS05,GHS07

signalword

Danger

hcodes

H226,H290,H314,H317,H332,H335

pcodes

P210 - P233 - P280 - P303 + P361 + P353 - P304 + P340 + P310 - P305 + P351 + P338

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Inhalation - Eye Dam. 1 - Flam. Liq. 3 - Met. Corr. 1 - Skin Corr. 1B - Skin Sens. 1 - STOT SE 3

target_organs

Respiratory system

Storage Class

3 - Flammable liquids

wgk

WGK 3

flash_point_f

109.4 °F

flash_point_c

43 °C

ppe

Faceshields, Gloves, Goggles, type ABEK (EN14387) respirator filter

Regulatory Listings

Regulatory Listings are mainly provided for chemical products. Only limited information can be provided here for non-chemical products. No entry means none of the components are listed. It is the user’s obligation to ensure the safe and legal use of the product.

Deleterious substance

pdsc

Group 4: Flammable liquids + Type 2 petroleums + Hazardous rank III + Water insoluble liquid

fsl

Substances Subject to be Indicated Names

ishl_indicated

Substances Subject to be Notified Names

ishl_notified

67309-100ML-F:4.548173218625E12

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