Common Name: Alkali blue
Suggested Name: Alkali blue 5B
Other Names:
Alkali blue 4B
C.I. Number: 42750
C.I. Name: Acid blue 110
Color: Blue
Solubility Aqueous: 9%
Solubility Ethanol: 9%
Absorption Maximum: 603 (Aldrich)
Empirical Formula: C32H28N3NaO4S
Formula Weight: 573.65
Description
Alkali blue is one of only a few dyes used in microscopy that are afterchromed with a mordant. It is used in a method for elastic fibers. The dye has poor light fastness.
References
- Green, F (1990)
The Sigma-Aldrich handbook of stains, dyes and indicators
Aldrich Chemical Company, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA - Horobin R W & Kiernan J A
Conn’s Biological Stains
BIOS Scientific Publishers, Oxford, UK
