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Methyl Red solution

Name: Methyl Red solution
Brand: SIAL

suitable for microbiology

Synonym(s):

Methyl red indicator solution

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):

C₁₅H₁₅N₃O₂

CAS Number:

493-52-7

Molecular Weight:

269.30

UNSPSC Code:

41171621

NACRES:

NA.85

PubChem Substance ID:

329748627

MDL number:

MFCD00002425

Beilstein/REAXYS Number:

1843037

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Properties

Quality Level

200

agency

according to GB 4789.30-2016, according to ISO 22964:2017

product line

BioChemika

shelf life

limited shelf life, expiry date on the label

composition

dist. water, 200 mL , ethanol 95%, 300 mL , methyl red, 0.1 g

technique(s)

microbe id | metabolite detection: suitable

application(s)

clinical testing
environmental
food and beverages, microbiology

suitability

Enterococcus spp., Escherichia coli, Klebsiella spp., Proteus spp., Pseudomonas spp., Staphylococcus spp., bacteria

SMILES string

CN(C)c1ccc(cc1)\N=N\c2ccccc2C(O)=O

InChI

1S/C15H15N3O2/c1-18(2)12-9-7-11(8-10-12)16-17-14-6-4-3-5-13(14)15(19)20/h3-10H,1-2H3,(H,19,20)/b17-16+

InChI key

CEQFOVLGLXCDCX-WUKNDPDISA-N

Description

General description

Methyl red solution is an azo dye which turns to red when pH is below 4.4 (yellow pH < 6.2, orange pH 4.4-6.2). Some bacteria utilize glucose to form large amounts of acid with the result that the pH value of the medium falls distinct. Other species produce no or less free acid. This difference can be visualized by using methyl red. This test is used to differentiate enteric bacteria.

Application

Methyl red solution is a pH indicator dye recommended for detection of bacteria producing acid from glucose fermentation such as Enterobacteriaceae in various samples.