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Pyrogallol Red

Powder

Synonym(s):

Pyrogallolsulfonephthalein

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C19H12O8S
CAS Number:
32638-88-3
Molecular Weight:
400.36
Beilstein:
61394
EC Number:
251-134-3
MDL number:
MFCD00005046
UNSPSC Code:
12171500
PubChem Substance ID:
24898975
NACRES:
NA.47

product name

Pyrogallol Red, Suitable for use as a complexometric indicator

Quality Level

200

form

powder

technique(s)

titration: suitable

color

green to very dark green, and brown

mp

≥300 °C (lit.)

solubility

1 M NH4OH: 10 mg/mL, clear

εmax

≥450 at 475 nm in methanol

suitability

suitable for complexometric indicator

application(s)

diagnostic assay manufacturing
hematology
histology

storage temp.

room temp

SMILES string

Oc1ccc2c(Oc3c(O)c(O)ccc3C24OS(=O)(=O)c5ccccc45)c1O

InChI

1S/C19H12O8S/c20-12-7-5-10-17(15(12)22)26-18-11(6-8-13(21)16(18)23)19(10)9-3-1-2-4-14(9)28(24,25)27-19/h1-8,20-23H

InChI key

KUQNCHZOCSYKOR-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

Pyrogallol red (PGR) is an ortho-diphenolic dye. It has high reactivity towards reactive oxygen species (ROS) and reactive nitrogen species (RNS) that include peroxynitrite, radical, peroxyl radicals, hypochlorite & superoxide anion.

Application

Pyrogallol Red is suitable to prepare Fujita and Watanabe dye reagent used in Pyrogallol Red-Molybdenum (IV) complex (PR) method for the determination and quantification of urinary proteins.

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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Molecules-Kinetics of the Reaction of Pyrogallol Red, a Polyphenolic Dye, with Nitrous Acid: Role of NO and NO2
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Juan David Figueroa et al.
Redox biology, 24, 101207-101207 (2019-05-19)
Carbonate radicals (CO3-) are generated by the bicarbonate-dependent peroxidase activity of cytosolic superoxide dismutase (Cu,Zn-SOD, SOD-1). The present work explored the use of bleaching of pyrogallol red (PGR) dye to quantify the rate of CO3- formation from bovine and human
Yo Omata et al.
Journal of agricultural and food chemistry, 56(9), 3386-3390 (2008-04-09)
The radical-scavenging antioxidants play an important role against oxidative stress in the defense system in vivo. The beneficial effects of antioxidants contained in foods and beverages have been well-accepted, and their antioxidant capacity has been assessed by various methods. In
Tomoko Usui et al.
Clinical and experimental nephrology, 24(2), 151-156 (2019-11-18)
Urine dipstick tests are often used to evaluate proteinuria during health checkups. We examined the dipstick's accuracy in assessing the proteinuria levels among Japanese workers. We assessed subjects aged ≥ 18 years who had a health checkup at the University of Tokyo in
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