Presumptive Test for Blood

First published at 14:18 UTC on April 10th, 2020.
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This is one of the presumptive (screening) tests for blood. It uses phenolpthalin being oxidized by oxygen to phenolpthalein. In a basic solution, phenolpthalien is pink, but phenolpthalin is colorless. The catalase in blood catalyzes the decompo…

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