

5-Cyano-2,3-ditolyltetrazoliumchloride(CTC)hasbeenusedtoevaluatetherespiratoryactivityofmanybacterialpopulationsaswellaspopulationsundergoingdrugefficacyevaluations. HealthycellsrespiringviatheelectrontransportchainwillabsorbandreduceCTCintoaninsoluble,redfluorescentformazanproduct. CellsnotrespiringorrespiringatslowerrateswillreducelessCTC,andconsequentlyproducelessfluorescentproduct,givingasemi-quantitativeestimateofhealthyvs.unhealthybacteria.
- Paleyellowsolidsolubleinwater
- C16H14ClN5
- MW:311.8
- [102568-47-8]
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