Stainsfile - Sun yellow

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	Sun yellow Sun yellow Sun yellow G – Direct yellow 11 Stilbene, Azo Acid Moderate Slight 407 (Aldrich) Yellow C₂₈H₁₆N₄O₁₃S₄Na₄ 837

There has been little use of this dye in histology. Lendrum, Slidders and Fraser suggest it as a yellow fibre stain in their trichrome technique.

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

Last updated May 2005.