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How Prime works to detoxify Nitrites/ates etc.
Posted By: Nikki <akastes@yahoo.com>
Date: Wednesday, 27 February 2002, at 12:57 p.m.
This is the response to my query to Seachem: The removal of ammonia by Prime is based on the formation of an imine
(or Schiff base) via complexation of the amine with an aldehyde
equivalent (the aldehdyde itself is not free but is complexed in a
hemi acetal of sorts with any of a number of different sulfur based
oxides). So that's the ammonia removal.Now for the nitrate/nitrite removal. The detoxification of nitrite by
Prime (when used at elevated levels) is not well understood from a
mechanistic standpoint. The most likely explanation is that the
nitrite is removed in a manner similar to the way ammonia is removed;
i.e. it is bound and held in a inert state until such time that
bacteria in the biological filter are able to take a hold of it,
break it apart and use the nitrite. Two other possible scenarios are
reduction to nitrogen (N2) gas or conversion into a benign organic
nitrogen compound.I wish we had some more "concrete" explanation, but the end result is
the same, it does actually detoxify nitrite. This was unexpected
chemically and thus initially we were not even aware of this, however
we received numerous reports from customers stating that when they
overdosed with Prime they were able to reduce or eliminate the high
death rates they expererienced when their nitrite levels were high.
We have received enough reports to date to ensure that this is no
fluke and is in fact a verifiable function of the product.Gregory Morin, Ph.D. ~~~~~~~President/CEO~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Seachem Laboratories, Inc. www.seachem.com 888-SEACHEM
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