Voges-Proskauer reaction

Vo·ges–Pros·kau·er reaction

noun \ˈfō-gəs-ˈpräs-ˌkau̇-ər-\

Definition of VOGES-PROSKAUER REACTION

: a method for detecting the presence of acetoin in a bacterial broth culture in which the addition of a concentrated solution of sodium hydroxide produces a red color in the presence of the substance

Biographical Note for VOGES-PROSKAUER REACTION

Voges, Daniel Wilhelm Otto (born 1867), and Pros·kau·er \ˈprȯs-ˌkau̇-ər\ Bernhard (1851–1915), German bacteriologists. In 1898 at the Institute for Infectious Diseases, Proskauer and Voges developed the Voges-Proskauer reaction.