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Bismarck Brown Y

certified by the Biological Stain Commission, Dye content 50 %

Synonym(s):

4,4′-(m-Phenylenebisazo)bis-m-phenylenediamine dihydrochloride, Basic Brown 1, Bismarck Brown B, Vesuvine

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C18H18N8 · 2HCl
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
419.31
Colour Index Number:
21000
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12171500
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.47

grade

certified by the Biological Stain Commission

Quality Level

form

powder

composition

Dye content, 50%

solubility

H2O: 10 mg/mL, clear to turbid, red-orange to red

λmax

457 nm

application(s)

diagnostic assay manufacturing
hematology
histology

storage temp.

room temp

SMILES string

Cl.Cl.Nc1ccc(\N=N\c2cccc(c2)\N=N\c3ccc(N)cc3N)c(N)c1

InChI

1S/C18H18N8.2ClH/c19-11-4-6-17(15(21)8-11)25-23-13-2-1-3-14(10-13)24-26-18-7-5-12(20)9-16(18)22;;/h1-10H,19-22H2;2*1H/b25-23+,26-24+;;

InChI key

MCZVRBLCRZWFJH-SPBSJSFYSA-N

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Application

Bismarck Brown Y is used for the staining of plant samples, including stem, root, starch granules and epidermis.

Suitability

Certified for use in staining goblet cells and cartilage.

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Warning

Hazard Statements

Hazard Classifications

Eye Irrit. 2

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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The Journal of Laboratory and Clinical Medicine, 26, 1200-1200 (1941)
J J Garde et al.
Archives of andrology, 39(1), 1-9 (1997-07-01)
A procedure is described for simultaneously evaluating of sperm viability and acrosomal status in fixed deer spermatozoa. This technique, which is a modification of the triple-stain technique (TST) developed for human sperm, utilizes trypan blue to identify the percentage of
The use of Bismarck brown Y in some new stain schedules.
Blaydes GW
Stain Technology, 14.3, 105-110 (1939)
R.D. Lillie Ed.
Conn?s Biological Stains, 145-145 (1977)
[Case of poisoning by the dye Bismark Brown].
N M Ageeva et al.
Sudebno-meditsinskaia ekspertiza, 29(3), 59-59 (1986-07-01)

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