Common Name: Brilliant green
Suggested Name: Brilliant green
Other Names:
Malachite green G
C.I. Number: 42040
C.I. Name: Basic green 1
Color: Green
Solubility Aqueous: 4% (Aldrich)
Solubility Ethanol: 4% (Aldrich)
Absorption Maximum: 428, 625 (Aldrich)
Empirical Formula: C27H34N2O4S
Formula Weight: 466.36
Description
Brilliant green has been little used in histology, but is added to some bacterial culture media as it inhibits the growth of some organisms.
References
- R. D. Lillie.
Conn’s Biological Stains
Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, MD., U.S.A. - Green, Floyd J,
The Sigma-Aldrich handbook of stains, dyes and indicators.
Aldrich Chemical Company, Milwaukee, WI, USA.
