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Sigma-Aldrich

Acid Fuchsin

Powder

Synonym(s):

Acid Violet 19, Fuchsin S, Fuchsin acid, Rubine S

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C20H17N3Na2O9S3
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
585.54
Colour Index Number:
42685
Beilstein:
4111656
EC Number:
UNSPSC Code:
12171500
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.47

product name

Acid Fuchsin, used in tissue staining

form

powder

composition

Dye content, ~70%

color

blue-green

solubility

H2O: 1 mg/mL

application(s)

diagnostic assay manufacturing
hematology
histology

storage temp.

room temp

SMILES string

[Na+].[Na+].Cc1cc(cc(c1N)S([O-])(=O)=O)\C(c2ccc(N)c(c2)S([O-])(=O)=O)=C3/C=CC(=N)C(=C3)S(O)(=O)=O

InChI

1S/C20H19N3O9S3.2Na/c1-10-6-13(9-18(20(10)23)35(30,31)32)19(11-2-4-14(21)16(7-11)33(24,25)26)12-3-5-15(22)17(8-12)34(27,28)29;;/h2-9,23H,21-22H2,1H3,(H,24,25,26)(H,27,28,29)(H,30,31,32);;/q;2*+1/p-2

InChI key

WZRZTHMJPHPAMU-UHFFFAOYSA-L

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General description

Acid Fuchsin is mainly used as a diachrome and is part of the connective tissue stains. It also works as a pH indicator.

Application

Acid Fuchsin has been used in tissue sections for Masson′s trichrome staining. It has been used as a marker to trace ingestion of solutions by green peach aphids.

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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Toshihiro Umebayashi et al.
Tree physiology, 27(7), 993-999 (2007-04-04)
To elucidate the water-conducting pathways in living trees by the dye injection method, suitable sample preparation procedures are needed. We evaluated quantitatively the properties and concentrations of three dyes (acid fuchsin, basic fuchsin and safranin) widely used for this purpose
Andrea Zsombok et al.
Journal of neuroscience methods, 142(1), 145-152 (2005-01-18)
By means of a condenser discharge electric shock paradigm, "dark" (compacted) granule neurons were momentarily produced in the hippocampal dentate gyri of rats, which were sacrificed either immediately or following survival periods ranging from 1h to 30 days. Except for
G Vinitha et al.
Spectrochimica acta. Part A, Molecular and biomolecular spectroscopy, 69(4), 1160-1164 (2007-08-08)
Solid-state dye-doped polymers are attractive alternative to the conventional liquid dye solutions. In this paper, nonlinear properties of the dye Acid Fuchsin has been studied. The third-order nonlinear optical properties of Acid Fuchsin dye in 1-butanol and dye-doped polymer film
Joo-Yong Lee et al.
The European journal of neuroscience, 23(2), 435-442 (2006-01-20)
Cytosolic zinc accumulation was thought to occur specifically in neuronal death (necrosis) following acute injury. However, a recent study demonstrated that zinc accumulation also occurs in adult rat neurons undergoing apoptosis following target ablation, and in vitro experiments have shown
Huan-Yan Xu et al.
Journal of hazardous materials, 175(1-3), 658-665 (2009-11-21)
The existence of 'electrostatic poles' on the schorl surface encouraged us to apply schorl for a TiO(2) support. TiO(2)/schorl composite photocatalyst was prepared and characterized by XRD, SEM and UV/DRS, and their photocatalytic activity was evaluated by discoloration of acid

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