periodic acid-Schiff

periodic acid-Schiff
periodic acid-Schiff -'shif adj relating to, being, or involving a reaction testing for polysaccharides and related substances in which tissue sections are treated with periodic acid and then Schiff's reagent with a reddish violet color indicating a positive test caused by the reaction with Schiff's reagent of aldehydes formed by the oxidation of hydroxyl groups on adjacent carbon atoms or of adjacent hydroxyl and amino groups

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  • Periodic acid-Schiff stain — Periodic acid Periodic acid Schiff (PAS) is a staining method used to detect glycogen and other polysaccharides in tissues. The reaction of periodic acid oxidizes the diol functional groups in glucose and other sugars, creating aldehydes that… …   Wikipedia

  • periodic acid-Schiff reaction — A method for staining carbohydrates: adjacent hydroxyl groups are oxidized to form aldehydes by periodic acid (HIO4 ) and these aldehyde groups react with Schiff s reagent (basic fuchsin decolorised by sulphurous acid) to give a purple colour.… …   Dictionary of molecular biology

  • periodic acid-Schiff reaction — (PAS reaction) a test for the presence of glycoproteins, polysaccharides, certain mucopolysaccharides, glycolipids, and certain fatty acids in tissue sections. The tissue is treated with periodic acid, followed by Schiff s reagent. A positive… …   Medical dictionary

  • periodic acid–Schiff reaction — PAS reaction a test for the presence of glycoproteins, polysaccharides, certain mucopolysaccharides, glycolipids, and certain fatty acids in tissue sections. The tissue is treated with periodic acid, followed by Schiff s reagent. A positive… …   The new mediacal dictionary

  • periodic acid - Schiff — …   Useful english dictionary

  • periodic acid–Schiff reaction — a tissue section is exposed to periodic acid, which oxidizes hydroxyl groups on adjacent carbon atoms or adjacent hydroxyl groups and amino groups to aldehydes, and then is stained with Schiff reagent, which forms an additional product with… …   Medical dictionary

  • Schiff test — The Schiff test invented [ Eine neue Reihe organischen Diaminen H. Schiff Justus Liebigs Ann Chemie 140, 92 137 1866 ] and named after Hugo Schiff is a chemical test for the detection of aldehydes [ Histology, cell and tissue biology 5th Ed.,… …   Wikipedia

  • Schiff's reagent — See periodic acid Schiff reaction …   Dictionary of molecular biology

  • Шик-Реакция, Pas-Реакция (Periodic Acid — Schiff (PAS) reaction) тест, позволяющий выявить наличие в тканях гликопротеинов, полисахаридов, некоторых мукополисахаридов, гликолипидов и ряда жирных кислот. Исследуемая ткань после воздействия на нее реактива Шиффа обрабатывается йодной… …   Медицинские термины

  • Schiff — Hugo, German chemist in Florence, 1834–1915. See S. base, S. reagent, Kasten fluorescent S. reagents, under reagent, periodic acid S. stain, ninhydrin S. stain for proteins. Moritz, German physiologist, 1823–1896. See S. Sherrington phenomenon …   Medical dictionary

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