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Fluorescein sodium salt

analytical standard

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Synonym(s):
Acid Yellow 73, D&C;Yellow No. 8, NaFl, NaFluo, Sodium fluorescein, Uranine
Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C20H10Na2O5
CAS Number:
518-47-8
Molecular Weight:
376.27
Colour Index Number:
45350
Beilstein:
3833041
EC Number:
208-253-0
MDL number:
MFCD00167039
PubChem Substance ID:
329753341
NACRES:
NA.24

grade

analytical standard

Quality Level

100

Assay

≥97.5% (HPLC)

shelf life

limited shelf life, expiry date on the label

technique(s)

HPLC: suitable
gas chromatography (GC): suitable

impurities

≤15% water

fluorescence

λex 460 nm; λem 515 nm(lit.)

format

neat

SMILES string

[Na+].[Na+].[O-]c1ccc2c(Oc3cc([O-])ccc3C24OC(=O)c5ccccc45)c1

InChI

1S/C20H12O5.2Na/c21-11-5-7-15-17(9-11)24-18-10-12(22)6-8-16(18)20(15)14-4-2-1-3-13(14)19(23)25-20;;/h1-10,21-22H;;/q;2*+1/p-2

InChI key

RGPLGPBQJOQFJS-UHFFFAOYSA-L

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General description

Fluorescein sodium salt (uranine) is a xanthene dye, which finds applications as a fluorescent tracer and shows the best of fluorescence in the pH range 6 to 11. Uranine is also employed as a coloring additive in drugs and cosmetics. It is known to exhibit optical chemical sensing and fluorescent properties in biological staining procedures.

Application

Fluorescein sodium salt is used as an analytical standard in determining the formation of hydroxy radicals, by the ZnO-based photocatalysts under UV-filtered simulated sunlight using spectrofluorometry. It is also used as a calibration standard for the label-free measurements of metabolic events within cells in the living animals using fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy (FLIM).
It may also be used as an analytical reference standard for the quantification of the analyte in the following:
  • Soil samples using high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC).
  • Coffee samples using high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) and capillary electrophoresis (CZE).

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Analysis Note

remarks on ICP: Na positive

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

423.7 °F - Pensky-Martens closed cup

Flash Point(C)

217.6 °C - Pensky-Martens closed cup

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Solid-phase extraction (SPE) of the fluorescence tracers uranine and sulphorhodamine B
Franke C, et al.
Water Research, 31(10), 2633-2637 (1997)
Analysis of phloxine B and uranine in coffee by high-performance liquid chromatography and capillary zone electrophoresis after solid phase extraction cleanup
Alcantara-Licudine PJ, et al.
Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 46(3), 1005-1011 (1998)
Phytochemical Characterization of Rhus coriaria L. Extracts by Headspace Solid-Phase Micro Extraction Gas Chromatography, Comprehensive Two-Dimensional Liquid Chromatography, and Antioxidant Activity Evaluation
Arena K, et al.
Molecules (Basel), 27(5), 1727-1727 (2022)
Jitendra Wankar et al.
International journal of pharmaceutics, 531(2), 568-576 (2017-05-27)
Ethionamide (ETH) is a second line antitubercular drug suffering from poor solubility in water and strong tendency to crystallize. These drawbacks were addressed by loading ETH in β-cyclodextrin (βCyD)-based carriers. The drug was incorporated in a molecular state avoiding crystallization
Method for the analysis of phloxine B, uranine, and related xanthene dyes in soil using supercritical fluid extraction and high-performance liquid chromatography
Alcantara-Licudine PJ, et al.
Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 45(3), 766-773 (1997)
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