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Alizarin Cyanin BBS

Alizarin Cyanin BBS

Ionisation: Acid

Chemical structure of Alizarin Cyanin BBS

Common Name: Alizarin Cyanin BBS
Suggested Name: Alizarin Cyanin BBS
Other Names:

Anthracene blue SWX

C.I. Number: 58610
C.I. Name: Mordant blue 23
Color:  
Solubility Aqueous: Soluble
Solubility Ethanol: Soluble
Absorption Maximum: 540 (Gurr)
Empirical Formula: C14H6O14S2Na2
Formula Weight: 508.3

Description

This dye has been recommended as a hematoxylin substitute in H&E staining. It should not be confused with the related dye anthracene blue SWR.

References

  1. R. D. Lillie.
    Conn’s Biological Stains
    Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, MD., U.S.A.
  2. Edward Gurr, 1971
    Synthetic dyes in biology, medicine and chemistry
    Academic Press, London, England.