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861111

Bismarck Brown Y

certified by the BSC, Dye content 50 %

Synonym(s):

4,4′-(m-Phenylenebisazo)bis-m-phenylenediamine dihydrochloride, Basic Brown 1, Bismarck Brown B, Vesuvine

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C18H18N8 · 2HCl
CAS Number:
10114-58-6
Molecular Weight:
419.31
PubChem Substance ID:
24888530
UNSPSC Code:
12171500
Colour Index Number:
21000
NACRES:
NA.47
EC Number:
233-314-3
MDL number:
MFCD00012977

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InChI key

MCZVRBLCRZWFJH-SPBSJSFYSA-N

InChI

1S/C18H18N8.2ClH/c19-11-4-6-17(15(21)8-11)25-23-13-2-1-3-14(10-13)24-26-18-7-5-12(20)9-16(18)22;;/h1-10H,19-22H2;2*1H/b25-23+,26-24+;;

SMILES string

Cl.Cl.Nc1ccc(\N=N\c2cccc(c2)\N=N\c3ccc(N)cc3N)c(N)c1

agency

certified by the BSC

form

powder

composition

Dye content, 50%

technique(s)

microbe id | staining: suitable

solubility

H2O: 10 mg/mL, clear to turbid, red-orange to red

λmax

457 nm

application(s)

diagnostic assay manufacturing
hematology
histology

storage temp.

room temp

Quality Level

100

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Application

Bismarck Brown Y is used for the staining of plant samples, including stem, root, starch granules and epidermis.
Certified for use in staining goblet cells and cartilage.

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GHS07

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hcodes

H319

Hazard Classifications

Eye Irrit. 2

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 3

ppe

Eyeshields, Gloves, type N95 (US)

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Certificates of Analysis (COA)

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SHBR4906
SHBP9224
SHBL6546
MKCH5443
MKCH5441

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R.D. Lillie Ed.
Conn?s Biological Stains, 145-145 (1977)
The use of Bismarck brown Y in some new stain schedules.
Blaydes GW
Stain Technology, 14.3, 105-110 (1939)
The Journal of Laboratory and Clinical Medicine, 26, 1200-1200 (1941)
P Talbot et al.
Stain technology, 56(5), 307-309 (1981-09-01)
We have previously described a triple stain for evaluating normal acrosome reactions of human sperm. This procedure uses trypan blue to distinguish live and dead sperm, Bismarck brown to stain the sperm's postacrosomal region, and rose Bengal to stain the
[Case of poisoning by the dye Bismark Brown].
N M Ageeva et al.
Sudebno-meditsinskaia ekspertiza, 29(3), 59-59 (1986-07-01)
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