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Abstract
Addition of sodium potassium tartrate to basic solutions of tetrazolium blue [(2,2',5,5'-tetraphenyl-3,3'-dimethoxy 4,4'-biphenylene) ditetrazolium chloride] greatly improved their efficacy as colorimetric reagents for reducing sugar determination. This modification increased sensitivity and decreased reaction time. The modified reagent can determine as little as 1 nmol of neutral sugars as well as 2-amino and N-acetyl amino sugars.Entities:
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Year: 1985 PMID: 4031356 DOI: 10.1016/0165-022x(85)90046-6
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Biochem Biophys Methods ISSN: 0165-022X