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