Toxoflavin
Encyclopedia
Toxoflavin is a toxin
produced by a variety of bacteria including Burkholderia gladioli
. It also has antibiotic properties.
Toxoflavin acts as a pH indicator
, changing between yellow and colorless at pH 10.5.
Toxin
A toxin is a poisonous substance produced within living cells or organisms; man-made substances created by artificial processes are thus excluded...
produced by a variety of bacteria including Burkholderia gladioli
Burkholderia gladioli
Burkholderia gladioli is a species of aerobic gram-negative rod-shaped bacteria that causes disease in both humans and plants. It can also live in symbiosis with plants and fungi and is found in soil, water, the rhizosphere, and in many animals...
. It also has antibiotic properties.
Toxoflavin acts as a pH indicator
PH indicator
A pH indicator is a halochromic chemical compound that is added in small amounts to a solution so that the pH of the solution can be determined visually. Hence a pH indicator is a chemical detector for hydronium ions or hydrogen ions in the Arrhenius model. Normally, the indicator causes the...
, changing between yellow and colorless at pH 10.5.