Thermo Scientific™ Remel™ BactiDrop™ Voges-Proskauer B

Description

• Determine the ability of gram-negative bacilli to produce acetylmethylcarbinol (acetoin) from glucose fermentation using Thermo Scientific™ Remel™ Bactidrop™ Voges-Proskauer B Test
• In 1898, Voges and Proskauer reported production of acetylmethylcarbinol from glucose fermentation by certain bacteria when grown in an appropriate medium such as MR-VP Broth which is a modification of Clark and Lubs medium 1,2
• Later Barret made the VP test more sensitive by using 40% Potassium Hydroxide (VP-B) to the medium for the detection of acetylmethylcarbinol production3
• The BactiDrop™ Voges-Proskauer test is based on the detection of acetylmethylcarbinol production which is a precursor to 2,3-butanediol from glucose metabolism.Ready to use: Convenience of a prepared reagent.Ease of differentiation: VP positive organisms produce a pink color development while VP negative organisms produce no color.Rapid detection: Within 15 minutes.Glucose is metabolized to pyruvic acid from which the neutral products acetoin and 2.3-butanediol are formed
• One molecule of acetoin is formed by the decarboxylation of two molecules of pyruvic acid
• In the presence of oxygen and alkali, acetoin and 2,3-butanediol are oxidized to diacetyl which is the reactant for the pink color produced in Voges-Proskauer test
• 40% potassium hydroxide aids in the absorption of CO2 to hasten the oxidation of acetoin to diacetyl.Used in conjunction with VP-A, Part No
• R21560
• For use with MRVP Broth.Not all products are available for sale in all territories
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