Determination of bile pigment in urine
Principle:-
When Barium Chloride reagent is added to urine it combines with sulfate radicals in urine and a precipitate of Barium sulfate is formed if bile pigment is present in the urine then it binds with Fouchet’s Reagent and green color appearance form.
–Requirement:-
- Test tube (10×75 mm)
- Pasture pipette
- 10g/dl barium chloride
- Fouchet’s reagent
- Whatman no. 1 filter paper (if necessary)
- Centrifuge
Procedure:-
- Take 324 ml of urine in a test tube with the help of a Pasteur pipette.
- Add an equal amount of 10g/dl Barium Chloride mix well property.
- After the mixing of chemical it centrifuges at 1500 RPM for 10 minutes ( filter by using Watermen number 1 filter Paper).
- After the interview supernatant liquid RD was discarded.
- At 12 to 2 drop Fouchet’s reagent into the Sediment. ( aur to the precipitate on a filter paper.
Observation: –
Sediment (or to the test tube or on filter papers.
- No change in color:- bile pigment absent.
- color change to Green:- bile pigment is present.




