Cotton Blue

Description

Cotton Blue CAS: 28983-56-4 | MF: C37H27N3Na2O9S3 | MW: 799.8, Buy now Histological Stains & Dyes for Histology, Cytology, Microbiology, Hematology & Biology Lab from TriStains. All Tristains products are exclusively distributed by Dawn Scientific Inc.

Cotton Blue is a bluish black powder. Its chemical formula is C37H27N3Na2O9S3. It is soluble in water and slightly soluble in ethanol. Cotton blue is also known as Methyl blue. Cotton Blue Stain is formulated with lactophenol, which serves as the mounting fluid and the dye, cotton blue. An aniline dye called cotton blue stains the chitin in the cell walls of fungi, giving the fungus preparation color and highlighting and contrasting the structures. It is used as a stain in histology.

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Application :

Cotton blue is mainly used to fungal staining.
It is an acid dye that stains the chitin present in the cell walls of fungi. The stain imparts blue color on fungal hyphae.

Benefits :

Gives reliable and accurate results
Stable and effective color

Additional information

Brand	Tristains
Size	100g, 50g

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TECHNICAL INFORMATION

Alternate Names	Acid Blue 93
Application	Methyl Blue is a histology stain for collagen in tissue sections
CAS Number	28983-56-4
Molecular Weight	799.80
Molecular Formula:	C₃₇H₂₇N₃Na₂O₉S₃

For Research Use Only. Not Intended for Diagnostic or Therapeutic Use.
* Refer to Certificate of Analysis for lot specific data (including water content).

Methyl Blue is a histology dye commonly used to stain collagen blue in tissue sections. The compound has been determined useful as a vital dye for interocular observations. Methyl Blue has been incorporated in Sabouraud agar for the identification of Candida albicans strains. The compound has also been incorporated in other histology staining procedures such as Mallory’s connective tissue stain.

TECHNICAL INFORMATION

Physical State	Solid
Solubility	Soluble in water (1 mg/ml).
Storage	Store at 4° C

SAFETY INFORMATION

For Research Use Only. Not Intended for Diagnostic or Therapeutic Use.

WGK Germany	3
RTECS	DB5044700
PubChem CID	24801911
Merck Index	14: 6028
MDL Number	MFCD00058509
EC Number	249-352-9
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