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Potassium Tellurite Trihydrate Powder
Bacterial growth inhibitor, scaffold for synthesis of chemicals
Catalog Number: ASC-1006
CAS Number: 7790-58-1
MW: 307.84 g/mol
MF: K2O3Te (H2O)3
In microbial culture media, potassium tellurite is used for its antimicrobial properties. Potassium tellurite inhibits the growth of most gram-negative bacteria and gram-positive bacteria that are unable to reduce it.
In addition, Staphylococcus aureus detection is greatly aided by Potassium Tellurite Trihydrate Powder. By adding egg yolk tellurite to Baird Parker agar, Staphylococcus aureus colonies can be identified, facilitating the rapid diagnosis of illnesses caused by this bacterium
| Cat. Number | ASC-1006 |
| CAS Number | 7790-58-1 |
| Additional CAS | 123333-66-4 (·H2O) |
| Additional CAS | 15571-91-2 |
| MDL Number | MFCD00149923 |
| Pubchem | 310279179 |
| Molecular Weight | 307.84 g/mol |
| Molecular Formula | K2O3Te (H2O)3 |
| Storage Temperature | 20 °C |
| Form and Color | Powder or Crystal / White to off-white or pale grey |
| Solution Appearance (5 % in water) | Clear to faintly turbid, colorless to very faint yellow solution |
| Assay | ≥ 95 % |
| Loss on Drying | ≤ 5 % |
