RXSOL
Lab Chemical
PERIODIC ACID AR
SKU: RXSOL-60-6605-203
PAS is used in histology to stain carbohydrate-rich macromolecules such as glycogen, glycoprotein and proteoglycans, commonly found in connective tissue, basal laminae, fungi and certain bacteria.
Application
Periodic acid–Schiff (PAS) is a staining method used to detect polysaccharides such as glycogen, and mucosubstances such as glycoproteins, glycolipids and mucins in tissues.
Dosage
Periodic acid reacts with various polyhydroxy compounds to produce aldehydes and organic acids, and if these com- pounds contain a terminal CH,OH group, formaldehyde is produced.
