Common Name: Trypan blue
Suggested Name: Trypan blue
Other Names:
Niagara blue 3B
C.I. Number: 23850
C.I. Name: Direct blue 14
Color: Blue
Solubility Aqueous: Moderate
Solubility Ethanol: Moderate
Absorption Maximum: 607 (Conn), 586 (Gurr)
Empirical Formula: C34H23N6O14S4Na4
Formula Weight: 960.8
Description
Aldrich lists trypan blue as a suspect carcinogen. It is a vital dye, and is often used in that fashion. It can be used to demonstrate amyloid in a manner similar to that of congo red.
References
- 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.
