Properties:
RelatedCategories | BloodandUrineChemistryAssayKits,CarbohydrateMetabolismAssayKits,CellBIOLOGy,EnzymaticKitsfortheQuantitationofNutrientsandMetabolites,FattyAcid&LipidMetabolismAssayKits, |
usage | sufficientfor250 colorimetric?tests |
Description:
FeaturesandBenefits
CompatIBLewithhigh-throughputhandlingsystems.Canbeadaptedforusewithcuvettes.
OtherNotes
Thekitisshippedatroomtemperature.StoreReagentAat–20°C.Storeallotherreagentsat2-8°C.
Generaldescription
Chromium,anessentialtraceelement,isatransitionmetalthatprimarilyexistsintwostableoxidationstates,hexavalent[Cr(VI)]andtrivalent[Cr(III)].Chromiumiswidelyusedinvariousindustriessuchaselectroplating,leathertanning,chromepaint,dying,hardenedsteel,ceramic,andglass.Cr(VI)isproducedalmostexclusivelybyindustrialprocesses;whereas,innaturechromiumprimarilyexistsinitstrivalentform.Cr(III)isgenerallyregardedasnontoxicduetoitspoorabsorption.Cr(VI)isconsideredapulmonarycarcinogenandhastestedpositiveingenotoxicitytests.Cr(VI)isconsideredaseriouspollutantinmanywaterstreamsduetoitscarcinogenicpotential.Intraceamounts,Cr(III)mayberequiredforglucoseandlipidmetabolism.
Inthiskit,chromiumisdeterminedinasimple,one-stepassayinwhichCr(VI)formsaspecificcomplexwithachromgenicdye,resultinginacolorimetric(480nm)product,proportionaltothechromiumpresent.Cr(III)canbeconvertedtoCr(VI)withnitricacid/hydrochloricacid,allowingthedeterminationofCr(III)and/ortotalchromium[Cr(III)+Cr(VI)].
SuitABIlity
Thiskitissuitableforthedetectionofchromiuminbiological,environmental,food,andbeveragesamples.
Safety:
Symbol
GHS07
Hazardstatements
H315-H319-H412
Precautionarystatements
P273-P305+P351+P338