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Solvent Blue 38

Name: Solvent Blue 38
Brand: SIGMA

Practical grade, powder

Synonym(s):

Luxol^® Fast Blue MBSN

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CAS Number:

1328-51-4

UNSPSC Code:

12171500

NACRES:

NA.47

EC Number:

215-523-1

MDL number:

MFCD00071424

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Properties

Product Name

Solvent Blue 38, practical grade

grade

practical grade

Quality Segment

200

form

powder

technique(s)

titration: suitable

solubility

methanol: 1 mg/mL, blue

application(s)

diagnostic assay manufacturing
hematology
histology

storage temp.

room temp

Description

General description

Solvent Blue 38 is a phthalocyanine stain, used for staining myelin, neurons and glial fibres.

Application

Solvent Blue 38 has been used to stain tissue sections to assess remyelination.[1]

Biochem/physiol Actions

Solvent Blue 38 exhibits a strong affinity towards bases in the lipoproteins of myelin sheath due to which it is stained blue.

Legal Information

Luxol is a registered trademark of Rohm and Haas Co.

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This Item	229121	391557	A3157
Sigma-Aldrich S3382 Solvent Blue 38	Sigma-Aldrich 229121 Solvent Blue 59	Sigma-Aldrich 391557 Oil Blue N	Sigma-Aldrich A3157 Alcian Blue 8GX
grade practical grade	grade -	grade -	grade -
technique(s) titration: suitable	technique(s) -	technique(s) -	technique(s) microbe id \| staining: suitable
form powder	form powder	form powder	form powder or crystals
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
solubility methanol: 1 mg/mL, blue	solubility -	solubility acetone: 1%, turbid, blue to very deep blue	solubility water: 1 mg/mL, blue
storage temp. room temp	storage temp. room temp	storage temp. room temp	storage temp. room temp

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 3

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

Eyeshields, Gloves, type N95 (US)

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