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rMFC

Neutral Red

Neutral red (3-Amino-7-dimethylamino-2-methylphenazine hydrochloride) is a phenazine-based dye which has an suitable redox-potential to function as an electron-shuttle from the electrode to the cells.


Figure 1: Chemical structure of the triphenylmethane dye neutral red.
Bromphenol Blue
Bromphenolblue is a triarylmethane dye that is similar to neutral red and also capable to function as mediator.

Figure 2: Chemical structure of the triphenylmethane dye bromphenol blue.
Cytochromes
Cytochromes are proteins containing a heme group. They are primarly responsible for the electron transport in the respiratory chain.

References
  • Park, D. H.,Laivenieks, M., Guettler, M. V., Jain, M. K. & Zeikus, J. G. (1999) Microbial utilization of electrically reduced neutral red as the sole electron donor for growth and metabolic production. In: Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 65 (7), pp. 2912 - 2917.
  • Park, D. H. & Zeikus, J. G. (2000) Electricity generation in microbial fuel cells using neutral red as an electronophore. In: Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 66 (4), pp. 1292 - 1297.