title: A new method for spectrophotometric determination of formaldehyde in biologicals.
abstract: A coloured complex formed with formaldehyde by the action of phenyl hydrazine, potassium ferricyanide and chloroform in presence of methanol, is described and developed to quantitate formaldehyde in biologicals.
authors.affiliation: Biochemistry Laboratory, Central Research Institute Kasauli, India.
authors.forename: K P
authors.initials: KP
authors.lastname: Shrivastaw
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Singh
mesh_terms: D001688:Biological Products / Q000737:chemistry*; D002725:Chloroform / Q000737:chemistry; D005292:Ferricyanides / Q000737:chemistry; D005557:Formaldehyde / Q000032:analysis* / Q000737:chemistry; D010659:Phenylhydrazines / Q000737:chemistry; D013053:Spectrophotometry / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D001688:Biological Products; D005292:Ferricyanides; D010659:Phenylhydrazines; D005557:Formaldehyde; D002725:Chloroform; C028033:potassium ferricyanide