What is the Alcian Blue kleuring stain kit (pH 2.5): This stain kit is a broad spectrum stain for mucins. It demonstrates sialomucins, sulfomucins and proteoglycans. Alcian Blue has been demonstrated to bind and precipitate hyaluronic acid, chondroitin sulphate and heparin from an aqueous solution, but does not precipitate glycogen hence is glycogen negative unlike PAS which is positive

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General Information:

• Procedure Time: 20 minutes (approximate)
• Shelf Life: 3 Years (from date of manufacture)
• Storage Temperature: 15-25°C

Kit Contents:

• Carbol Fuchsin Kinyoun
• TB Differentiator x 2
• Methylene Blue (AFB)

Results:

• Acid Fast Bacilli (M.Tuberculosis) – Magenta/Red
• Cells, Background Material and Other Organisms – Blue