Common Name: Ponceau 6R
Suggested Name: Ponceau 6R
Other Names:
Crystal scarlet
Crystal ponceau 6R
Brilliant crystal scarlet 6R
C.I. Number: 16250
C.I. Name: Acid red 44
Color: Red
Solubility Aqueous: Readily
Solubility Ethanol: Readily
Absorption Maximum: 513 (Gurr), 510 (Aldrich)
Empirical Formula: C20H12N2O7S2Na2
Formula Weight: 502.446
Description
Although not commonly used, this dye has been recommended for staining fibrin with the MSB (Martius, Scarlet and Blue) which is a reliable trichrome technique for this material.
References
Conn’s Biological Stains
Originally published by: The Blakiston Co.
Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, MD., U.S.A.
Synthetic dyes in biology, medicine and chemistry
Academic Press, London, England.
Aldrich Chemical Company, Milwaukee, WI, USA.
