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N4754

Nigrosin water soluble

Powder

Synonym(s):

Acid black 2

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CAS Number:
UNSPSC Code:
12171500
NACRES:
NA.47
Colour Index Number:
50420
MDL number:
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Product Name

Nigrosin water soluble, For use as a biological stain

Quality Segment

form

powder

solubility

water: 1 mg/mL, turbid

εmax

~250 at 575 nm in 50% ethanol

application(s)

diagnostic assay manufacturing
hematology
histology

storage temp.

room temp

General description

Nigrosin is an acidic dye used as a negative stain for visualization of the capsule in bacteriological material.

Application

Nigrosin has the following applications:
  • to stain live sperm
  • as a viable cell staining agent especially in stem cell biology
  • as a negative stain in place of India ink for spirochetes, bacteria, protozoa, and fungi
  • in Dorner′s spore stain.


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Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 3

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

Eyeshields, Gloves, type N95 (US)



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