This is a stain solution kit that blackens polysaccharide components of fungal cell wall by using chromic acid and alkaline hexamine-silver complex. Chromic acid oxidizes polysaccharides and forms aldehydes. Then aldehydes reduce alkaline hexamine-silver complex, and the color of cell walls of fungi turns to black.
This solution kit is useful for both room temperature and microwave method.
| object | color |
|---|---|
| Fungi (including Pneumocystis carinii, histoplasma spp) | black |
| Inner parts of mycelia and hyphae | old rose |
| Protozoa (including leishmania spp, toxoplasma spp) | negative |
| Mucin | dark gray |
| Background | pale green |
| Product name | Product No. | Size | Price | Add to Cart |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grocott Methenamine Silver Stain (GMS) for Fungus and PCP - Room Temperature & Microwave Kit | 25087-1 | 1 kit | 70,000 |