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F8129

Acid Fuchsin

Powder

Synonym(s):

Acid Violet 19, Fuchsin S, Fuchsin acid, Rubine S

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C20H17N3Na2O9S3
CAS Number:
3244-88-0
Molecular Weight:
585.54
PubChem Substance ID:
24894958
UNSPSC Code:
12171500
MDL number:
MFCD08533249
NACRES:
NA.47
EC Number:
221-816-5
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
4111656
Colour Index Number:
42685
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Product Name

Acid Fuchsin, used in tissue staining

Quality Segment

200

form

powder

composition

Dye content, ~70%

technique(s)

microbe id | staining: suitable

color

blue-green

solubility

H2O: 1 mg/mL

application(s)

diagnostic assay manufacturing
hematology
histology

storage temp.

room temp

SMILES string

[Na+].[Na+].Cc1cc(cc(c1N)S([O-])(=O)=O)\C(c2ccc(N)c(c2)S([O-])(=O)=O)=C3/C=CC(=N)C(=C3)S(O)(=O)=O

InChI

1S/C20H19N3O9S3.2Na/c1-10-6-13(9-18(20(10)23)35(30,31)32)19(11-2-4-14(21)16(7-11)33(24,25)26)12-3-5-15(22)17(8-12)34(27,28)29;;/h2-9,23H,21-22H2,1H3,(H,24,25,26)(H,27,28,29)(H,30,31,32);;/q;2*+1/p-2

InChI key

WZRZTHMJPHPAMU-UHFFFAOYSA-L

General description

Acid Fuchsin is mainly used as a diachrome and is part of the connective tissue stains. It also works as a pH indicator.

Application

Acid Fuchsin has been used in tissue sections for Masson′s trichrome staining.[1] It has been used as a marker to trace ingestion of solutions by green peach aphids.

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Sigma-Aldrich

F8129

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Sigma-Aldrich

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Sigma-Aldrich

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Basic Fuchsin Dye content >85 %

Sigma-Aldrich

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technique(s)

microbe id | staining: suitable

technique(s)

microbe id | staining: suitable

technique(s)

microbe id | staining: suitable

technique(s)

microbe id | staining: suitable

color

blue-green

color

-

color

green to very dark green

color

-

solubility

H2O: 1 mg/mL

solubility

-

solubility

H2O: 1 mg/mL

solubility

-

application(s)

diagnostic assay manufacturing
hematology
histology

application(s)

diagnostic assay manufacturing
hematology
histology

application(s)

diagnostic assay manufacturing
hematology
histology

application(s)

diagnostic assay manufacturing
hematology
histology

form

powder

form

powder or crystals

form

powder

form

solid

composition

Dye content, ~70%

composition

Dye content, ≥60%

composition

pararosaniline acetate, 3 parts , pararosaniline chloride, 1 part

composition

Dye content, >85%

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 3

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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To elucidate the water-conducting pathways in living trees by the dye injection method, suitable sample preparation procedures are needed. We evaluated quantitatively the properties and concentrations of three dyes (acid fuchsin, basic fuchsin and safranin) widely used for this purpose
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Global Trade Item Number

SKUGTIN
F8129-100G04061833620236
F8129-50G04061833620281
F8129-25G04061833620267

Questions

  1. Quiero hacer una tinción de AFOG en tejido de pez cebra. Dispongo de los productos F8129 y O7252. Ambos productos vienen en polvo, ¿en qué tengo que diluirlos y en qué proporción tengo que mezclarlos?, ¿tenéis un protocolo?, dispongo del procedure HT15.

    1 answer

    1. Unfortunately, there are no available solutions, kits, or instructions for preparing an Acid Fuchsin Orange G (AFOG) stain.

      Please review the publication below that may be helpful:
      Poss KD, Wilson LG, Keating MT: Heart regeneration in zebrafish. Science. 2002, 298: 2188-90. 10.1126/science.1077857.

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