Thermo Scientific™ Remel™ BactiDrop™ Oxidase

Description

• Detect cytochrome oxidase enzyme with Thermo Scientific™ Remel™ BactiDrop™ Oxidase
• The oxidase test was originally devised to identify Neisseria species, but later was used to separate the Pseudomonadaceae from the oxidase-negative Enterobacteriaceae1,2
• Most gram-positive bacteria are oxidase-negative and many of the gram-negative bacilli, other than the Enterobacteriaceae, are variable3
• This formulation is based on the oxidase reagent formula of Kovacs1
• Detect cytochrome oxidase enzyme with BactiDrop™ Oxidase.Ready for use: No further preparation is required.Easy to interpret:Positive test: Development of a violet to purple color within 10-30 seconds.Negative test: Delayed reaction or no color development within 10-30 seconds.BactiDrop Oxidase is used to detect cytochrome oxidase enzyme
• The oxidase test is based on the bacterial production of an intracellular oxidase enzyme
• The oxidase reaction is due to the presence of a cytochrome oxidase system, which activates the oxidation of reduced cytochrome by molecular oxygen, which in turn acts as an electron acceptor in the terminal stage of the electron transfer system
• Microorganisms which produce oxidase enzyme, when in the presence of atmospheric oxygen, cytochrome c, and phenylenediamine oxidase reagent, oxidize to form a purple colored compound, indophenol
• Ascorbic acid is incorporated in the reagent as a reducing agent to reduce auto-oxidation and to improve stability3.BactiDrop Oxidase contains N,N,N,N-tetramethyl-1,4-phenylenediamine (CAS 100-22-1), ascorbic acid (CAS 50-81-7) and demineralized water (CAS 7732-18-5)
• The reagent is supplied as 0.75 mL ampules.This product is for in vitro diagnostic use
• This reagent has been tested using quality control procedure and found to be acceptable.Not all products are available for sale in all territories
• Please inquire.Remel™ and Oxoid™ products are now part of the Thermo Scientific brand.