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iodine indicates polysaccharides, therefore plant cells can be stained with iodine, staining the chloroplasts- composed of starch(a polysaccharide), and the cell wall- composed of cellulose ( a polysaccharide)
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Which diagram represent a cell organelle that can absorb iodine stain and then be seen with the low power of compound light microscope?
a nucleus'
What is the function of iodine solution in the gram stain?
It allows the primary stain crystal violet to remain in the cell instead of being washed out. Due to the larger size of the crystal violet molecule, when the ethanol is applied (the decolorizer) the stain will not be washed out of the Gram (+) positive cells.
Which stain you should use to stain onion peel?
Both Iodine and Methylene Blue will work - iodine is probably used more often for onion.
Why is iodine used to make a wet mount?
Iodine solution is used as a stain to see various organelles clearly.
Which part of bacteria cell is most involved in gram stain?
The cell wall.. gram stain tests for presence of a thick outer layer of peptidoglycan.
What does lugol's iodine stain do to the activity of the cell?
I just did a lab in biology called "How Plant and Animal Cells Differ" and in the packet it had that question. The answer is: Lugol's iodine stain stops the activity of the cell. It kills whatever specimen it is staining.
What iodine supplement does Dr David Brownstein suggest?
lugols iodine
What do lugols iodine solution nd clinitest tape for?
Lugols: tests for starch Clinitest- Glucose
What is lugols iodine?
The Lugol solution has a brown color.
What is the importance of iodine after primary stain?
Iodine work as a modrant which helps in fixing the stain properly by making a compled compoun of stain and cell wall.
What is the chemical reaction between lugols solution and a starch?
Iodine
What is the value of simple stain?
A simple stain like iodine can make cell parts show up that would otherwise be nearly invisible since they are colorless.A simple stain like iodine will reveal a cell's morphology.
Why are stains such as iodine used to observe cells under the microscope?
Iodine is used to stain the cell. It makes each component of the cell more visible, especially the nucleus.
Why do you use iodine to stain a cell?
Iodine stains starch contained in cells. Iodine is also used to distinguish between Gram negative and Gram positive bacteria. The Gram stain contains iodine.
What is the stain used to staines the cell membrane?
we can use feulgen's method ,in which malachite green stain is used to stain the nucleus
What structure does iodine stain?
iodine
How do you remove iodine stain from paper?
The iodine stain can be removed from the paper by washing the stain in plenty of cold water. Paper distillation can also be used to remove the iodine stain from the paper.
