Biebrich Scarlet

Biebrich Scarlet CAS: 4196-99-0 | MF: C22H14N4Na2O7S2 | MW: 556.48, Buy now Histological Stains & Dyes for Histology, Cytology, Microbiology, Hematology & Biology Lab from TriStains. All Tristains products are exclusively distributed by Dawn Scientific Inc.

Biebrich Scarlet is a red to brown colored powder. Biebrich scarlet is an azo organosulfur dye. Its chemical formula is C22H14N4O7S2Na2. Biebrich Scarlet is also known as C.I. 26905; Acid Red 66; Ponceau BS; Biebrich scarlet WS; Biebrich scarlet sodium salt. Biebrich scarlet, is an organic sodium salt having 2-[(2-hydroxynaphthalen-1-yl)diazenyl]-5-[(4-sulfonatophenyl)diazenyl]benzene-1-sulfonate as the counterion. It can be used as a plasma stain in Masson’s trichrome. One of the properties of Biebrich Scarlet dyes is that they do not change color in wide pH value ranges, which enables alkaline solutions of this dye to be used for selective staining of extremely basic proteins. The stain, Biebrich scarlet, is photo fixing and is especially useful for identifying eosinophils by binding to their cytoplasmic granules in tissue samples from 6 to 60 microns in thickness. It also stains granules of macrophage and granular lymphocytes.

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Application :

• Biebrich Scarlet is frequently used as a dye in the textile industry to produce shades of red in fabrics and fibers.
• It is used in the formulation of paints, coatings, and pigments to create vibrant red colors.
• It is a component of Shorr’s solution used in hormonal cytodiagnostics for monitoring cyclic change in the ovarian activities.

Benefits :

• Biological stain for cytoplasm
• Soluble in water and ethanol
• Used for fluorescent staining of cells