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Sulforhodamine B sodium salt

Powder

Synonym(s):

Acid red 52; Acid Rhodamine B

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C27H29N2NaO7S2
CAS Number:
3520-42-1
Molecular Weight:
580.65
Colour Index Number:
45100
Beilstein:
3886008
EC Number:
222-529-8
MDL number:
MFCD00010180
UNSPSC Code:
12171500
PubChem Substance ID:
24899824
NACRES:
NA.47

product name

Sulforhodamine B sodium salt, Technical grade

form

powder

composition

Dye content, ~75%

εmax

≥85000 at 554-560 nm

application(s)

diagnostic assay manufacturing
hematology
histology

storage temp.

room temp

SMILES string

[Na+].CCN(CC)c1ccc2c(OC3=CC(\C=CC3=C2c4ccc(cc4S([O-])(=O)=O)S([O-])(=O)=O)=[N+](\CC)CC)c1

InChI

1S/C27H30N2O7S2.Na/c1-5-28(6-2)18-9-12-21-24(15-18)36-25-16-19(29(7-3)8-4)10-13-22(25)27(21)23-14-11-20(37(30,31)32)17-26(23)38(33,34)35;/h9-17H,5-8H2,1-4H3,(H-,30,31,32,33,34,35);/q;+1/p-1

InChI key

SXQCTESRRZBPHJ-UHFFFAOYSA-M

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General description

Sulforhodamine B (also known as SRB, kiton rhodamine B, lissamine rhodamine B, or sulphorhodamine B) is a bright-pink anionic, aminoxanthene dye carrying two sulfonate substituents.

Application

Sulforhodamine B (SRB) is known for use in SRB assay for the determination of in vitro cytotoxicity through staining and the observation of live cells, proliferation and drug screening.

It has been used in the SRB assay to evaluate the effect of mouthwashes on protein content in primary cultures of human fibroblasts.

It is also suitable as a microscopic tracer for the assessment of blood-brain barrier integrity by post mortem inspection of frozen sections. SRB is useful as a caries detector dye with subsequent inspection of histological material.

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 2

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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