Concept information
Preferred term
Formazans
Type
-
Topical Descriptor
Broader concept
Entry terms
- Formazan
Scope note
- Colored azo compounds formed by the reduction of tetrazolium salts. Employing this reaction, oxidoreductase activity can be determined quantitatively in tissue sections by allowing the enzymes to act on their specific substrates in the presence of tetrazolium salts.
History note
- 91(75); was see under AZO COMPOUNDS 1975-90
In other languages
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Finnish
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formatsaani
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Swedish
URI
http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D005562
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