decolorizers are the chemical used to
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The primary dye (crystal violet) and the mordant (Grams' iodine) react similarly in both cell types. The decolorizer, ethyl alcohol, is the most crtitical step. Ethyl alcohol is a nonpolar solvent, and thus penetrates the cell walls of Gram negative cells more readily and removes the crystal violet-iodine complex.
Inventor: Hans Christian Gram
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A decolorizer such as ethyl alcohol or acetone is added to the sample, which dehydrates the peptidoglycan layer, shrinking and tightening it. The large crystal violet-iodine complex is not able to penetrate this tightened peptidoglycan layer, and is thus trapped in the cell in Gram positive bacteria
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