Woodstain Scarlet

Property Data Common name Suggested name Other names   C.I. number C.I. name Class Ionisation Solubility aqueous Solubility ethanol Absorption maximum Colour Empirical formula Formula weight Woodstain scarlet Woodstain scarlet Crocein scarlet 3B or MOO Brilliant crocein MOO 27290 Acid red 73 Azo Acid Moderate Slight 510 (Aldrich), 513 (Gurr) Red C22H14N4O7S2Na2 556.5

Woodstain scarlet has been recommended for the demonstration of muscle fibres in conjunction with, or as a replacement for, acid fuchsin. It is not commonly used. Do not confuse this dye with crocein scarlet, a synonym for Biebrich scarlet

 

Reference
R. D. Lillie.
Conn's Biological Stains
Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, MD., U.S.A.

Aldrich chemical catalogue, 1992
Aldrich Chemical Company, Milwaukee, WI, USA.

Edward Gurr, (1971)
Synthetic dyes in biology, medicine and chemistry
Academic Press, London, England.