Schiff reagent


Schiff re·a·gent

(shif), an aqueous solution of basic fuchsin or pararosaniline that is decolorized by sulfur dioxide; commonly prepared by addition of hydrochloric acid to a dye solution containing a metabisulfite or bisulfite salt; used for aldehydes and in histochemistry to detect polysaccharides, DNA, and proteins. See: Feulgen stain, periodic acid-Schiff stain, ninhydrin-Schiff stain for proteins.

Schiff re·a·gent

(shif rē-ā'jĕnt) An aqueous solution of basic fuchsin or pararosaniline that is decolorized by sulfur dioxide; commonly prepared by addition of hydrochloric acid to a dye solution containing a metabisulphite or bisulphite salt; used for aldehydes and in histochemistry to detect polysaccharides, DNA, and proteins.

Schiff,

Hugo, German chemist in Florence, 1834-1915. Kasten fluorescent Schiff reagents - see under Kastenninhydrin-Schiff stain for proteinsperiodic acid-Schiff stain - a tissue-staining procedure. Synonym(s): PAS stainSchiff base - condensation products of aldehydes and ketones with primary amine. Synonym(s): aldimineSchiff reagent - used for aldehydes and in histochemistry to detect polysaccharides, DNA, and proteins.