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Bromocresol Purple

BioReagent, suitable for indicator, Dye content 90 %

Synonym(s):

5,5′-Dibromo-o-cresolsulfonphthalein, Bromcresol purple sultone form

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About This Item

Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C21H16Br2O5S
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
540.22
Beilstein:
359618
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12171500
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.47

product line

BioReagent

Quality Level

Assay

≥89.0% (HPLC)

form

powder

composition

Dye content, 90%

technique(s)

titration: suitable

pH

5.2-6.8, yellow to purple

visual transition interval

5.2-6.8, yellow to blue

mp

240 °C (dec.) (lit.)

solubility

ethanol: 1 mg/mL

λmax

419 nm

ε (extinction coefficient)

≥22000 at 418-424 nm in methanol

suitability

suitable for indicator

application(s)

diagnostic assay manufacturing
hematology
histology

storage temp.

room temp

SMILES string

Cc1cc(cc(Br)c1O)C2(OS(=O)(=O)c3ccccc23)c4cc(C)c(O)c(Br)c4

InChI

1S/C21H16Br2O5S/c1-11-7-13(9-16(22)19(11)24)21(14-8-12(2)20(25)17(23)10-14)15-5-3-4-6-18(15)29(26,27)28-21/h3-10,24-25H,1-2H3

InChI key

ABIUHPWEYMSGSR-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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Application

Bromocresol Purple has been used for staining of Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
Spectrophotometric determination of serum-albumin

Biochem/physiol Actions

Bromocresol purple is a pH indicator which changes color from yellow (at low pH 5.2) to violet (above pH 6.8). It is mainly used as a fluorescent stain in yeast cells. It helps in dead cell count for cells with plasma membrane damage. Cells with proper cell membrane are not stained, while damaged cells are seen as blue-grey ghosts.

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Fluorescent staining with bromocresol purple: a rapid method for determining yeast cell dead count developed as an assay of killer toxin activity.
Kurzweilova H and Sigler K
Yeast, 9, 1207-1211 (1993)
ATP leakage from yeast cells treated by extracellular glycolipids of Pseudozyma fusiformata.
Kulakovskaya TV, et al.
FEMS Yeast Research, 3, 401-404 (2003)
Yeast colonies synchronise their growth and development.
Palkova Z and Forstova J
Journal of Cell Science, 113, 1923-1928 (2000)
Lydie Maresová et al.
BioTechniques, 43(5), 667-672 (2007-12-13)
Microplate readers have been useful assistants of researchers for several decades. This work is focused on the applications of a simple absorbance microplate reader in yeast physiology research, and its advantages and limitations in comparison with alternative methods are discussed.
S M Al-Ghannam
Journal of pharmaceutical and biomedical analysis, 40(1), 151-156 (2005-08-23)
A simple, extraction-free spectrophotometric method is proposed for the analysis of some beta-blockers, namely atenolol, timolol and nadolol. The method is based on the interaction of the drugs in chloroform with 0.1% chloroformic solutions of acidic sulphophthalein dyes to form

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