title: Quenching of carbohydrate reactions by azide.
abstract: Sodium azide, at concentrations that prevent development of microorganisms, interferes with the anthrone and phenol sulfuric acid reactions for carbohydrates, and with the glucose oxidase reaction. It does not affect copper reduction and the ortho-toluidine reaction.
mesh_terms: D001386:Azides; D002241:Carbohydrates / Q000032:analysis*; D055095:Optics and Photonics; D019810:Sodium Azide
chemical_list: D001386:Azides; D002241:Carbohydrates; D019810:Sodium Azide