Definition of chromogen in English:
chromogen
noun ˈkrəʊmə(ʊ)dʒ(ə)nˈkrōməjən
A substance which can be readily converted into a dye or other coloured compound.
Example sentencesExamples
- Immunohistochemistry was performed on an automated immunostainer using the antibodies listed in Table 2 with diaminobenzidine as the chromogen.
- They can be detected by an attack on deoxyribose which originates fragments which, when heated with thiobarbituric acid at low pH, will generate a pink chromogen.
- The second step was a normalization of the staining intensity range to adjust for batch specific background and maximal staining intensity by the chromogen.
- After incubation, the color was developed with the peroxidase substrate (hydrogen peroxide) and the stable chromogen (diaminobenzidine).
- The latter enzyme reacts with a chromogen to produce the final color.