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M7011

Sigma-Aldrich

Mercury dibromofluorescein disodium salt

practical grade, crystalline

Synonym(s):

2′,7′-Dibromo-5′-(hydroxymercurio)fluorescein disodium salt, Merbromin, Mercurochrome

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C20H8Br2HgNa2O6
CAS Number:
129-16-8
Molecular Weight:
750.65
EC Number:
204-933-6
MDL number:
MFCD00013081
UNSPSC Code:
12352200
PubChem Substance ID:
24897134
NACRES:
NA.32

grade

practical grade

form

crystalline

mp

≥300 °C

SMILES string

[Na+].[Na+].O[Hg]c1c([O-])c(Br)cc2c1OC3=CC(=O)C(Br)=CC3=C2c4ccccc4C([O-])=O

InChI

1S/C20H9Br2O5.Hg.2Na.H2O/c21-13-5-11-17(7-15(13)23)27-18-8-16(24)14(22)6-12(18)19(11)9-3-1-2-4-10(9)20(25)26;;;;/h1-7,24H,(H,25,26);;;;1H2/q;3*+1;/p-3

InChI key

SQFDQLBYJKFDDO-UHFFFAOYSA-K

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Danger

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 1 Dermal - Acute Tox. 2 Inhalation - Acute Tox. 2 Oral - Aquatic Acute 1 - Aquatic Chronic 1 - STOT RE 2

Storage Class Code

6.1A - Combustible acute toxic Cat. 1 and 2 / very toxic hazardous materials

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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G C Yang et al.
Acta cytologica, 42(3), 703-706 (1998-06-12)
To obtain an ideal cell block wherein the maximal number of cells are displayed within the smallest area on the block surface. Cyto-Rich Red (AutoCyte, Inc., Elon College, North Carolina, U.S.A.) is added to fresh cellular sediment in a centrifuge
P Koch et al.
Contact dermatitis, 34(6), 405-409 (1996-06-01)
We report a 5-year-old child with previous skin intolerance from Mercurochrome (merbromin), who developed a severe allergic contact dermatitis of both feet when wearing new polyvinyl chloride (PVC) boots. Within a few days, he developed a mercury exanthem involving both
Perrine Marcenac et al.
PLoS pathogens, 16(12), e1008908-e1008908 (2020-12-22)
Anopheles mosquitoes have transmitted Plasmodium parasites for millions of years, yet it remains unclear whether they suffer fitness costs to infection. Here we report that the fecundity of virgin and mated females of two important vectors-Anopheles gambiae and Anopheles stephensi-is
Yuemei Dong et al.
PLoS pathogens, 14(3), e1006898-e1006898 (2018-03-09)
Plasmodium relies on numerous agonists during its journey through the mosquito vector, and these agonists represent potent targets for transmission-blocking by either inhibiting or interfering with them pre- or post-transcriptionally. The recently developed CRISPR/Cas9-based genome editing tools for Anopheles mosquitoes
Andrea Wilken et al.
Analytical and bioanalytical chemistry, 397(8), 3525-3532 (2010-06-25)
The interaction of Mercurochrome, a medical preparation based on the mercury organic compound merbromin, with free thiols in low molecular weight peptides and in proteins has been investigated by means of liquid chromatography (LC) and electrospray mass spectrometry (ESI-MS). Beta-lactoglobulin
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