Appearance (Colour)
Lemon yellow
Appearance (Form)
Crystalline powder
Solubility (Turbidity) 1% solution in methanol
Clear
Solubility (Colour) 1% solution in methanol
Yellow
Molar Extinction coefficient (ε) in Methanol at 252 nm
min. 50000
Melting Point
250 - 260°C
Loss on drying
max. 1%
Suitability as Reagent
Passes for cortisol determination
Application
BTC is a colorless tetrazolium compound that upon reduction forms a colored diformazan. It is used in the analysis and assay of reducing compounds, histological staining of tissues, preparation of DNA-cation complexes, immunoadsorbents for anti-DNA antibodies
