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Phenol red solution

0.5%, liquid, sterile-filtered, BioReagent, suitable for cell culture

Synonym(s):

Phenolsulfonphthalein solution

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CAS Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352207
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.75

sterility

sterile-filtered

Quality Level

product line

BioReagent

form

liquid

concentration

0.5%

technique(s)

cell culture | mammalian: suitable

impurities

endotoxin, tested

SMILES string

O=S1(C2=CC=CC=C2C(C3=CC=C(O)C=C3)(C4=CC=C(O)C=C4)O1)=O

InChI

1S/C19H14O5S/c20-15-9-5-13(6-10-15)19(14-7-11-16(21)12-8-14)17-3-1-2-4-18(17)25(22,23)24-19/h1-12,20-21H

InChI key

BELBBZDIHDAJOR-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

Phenol red belongs to the class of triphenylmethane dyes and is widely used in the textile industry.

Application

Phenol red solution has been used:
  • as a tracer dye for microinjection of zebrafish eggs
  • as a component of the mMW medium for the preparation of mouse embryos
  • in the preparation of versene-ethylenediamine tetraacetic acid (EDTA) solution
  • as a pH indicator in Dulbecco′s modified Eagle medium (DMEM) during glycolytic stress (GST) tests and mitochondrial stress tests (MST) to evaluate metabolic function in cells.

Biochem/physiol Actions

Phenol red solution acts as a pH indicator for the culture medium.Phenol red solution acts as a pH indicator for the culture medium that turns yellow at a pH of 6.4 or lower and changes into red at a pH of 8.2 or higher. It enables a fast and simple assessment of the culture′s health. In addition to its application as a pH indicator in culture mediums, Phenol red is used to detect human peroxidase enzyme activity, as well as cellular hydrogen peroxide levels, in various experiments.

Features and Benefits

High-quality, endotoxin-tested solution, suitable for mammalian cell culture.

Preparation Note

Prepared in Dulbecco′s Phosphate Buffered Saline.

Storage Class Code

12 - Non Combustible Liquids

WGK

WGK 2

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable


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