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Nile Red

suitable for microscopy

Synonym(s):

Nile Blue A Oxazone

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C20H18N2O2
CAS Number:
7385-67-3
Molecular Weight:
318.37
UNSPSC Code:
12171500
NACRES:
NA.32
PubChem Substance ID:
57652419
EC Number:
230-966-0
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
279110
MDL number:
MFCD00011639
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form

crystals

Quality Level

100

mol wt

318.37 g/mol

color

brown to very dark brown, red to very dark red

mp

203-205 °C (lit.)

solubility

methanol: 0.01 g/10 mL (red to very dark red)

λmax

553 nm

suitability

suitable for microscopy

SMILES string

CCN(CC)c1ccc2N=C3C(Oc2c1)=CC(=O)c4ccccc34

InChI

1S/C20H18N2O2/c1-3-22(4-2)13-9-10-16-18(11-13)24-19-12-17(23)14-7-5-6-8-15(14)20(19)21-16/h5-12H,3-4H2,1-2H3

InChI key

VOFUROIFQGPCGE-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

Nile Red is a phenoxazone dye. It is an important stain, which is used to detect intracellular lipid droplets and proteins. Nile Red detects lysosomes and lysosome-related organelles, like gut granules in C. elegans intestinal cells. It exhibits strong fluorescence enhancement and is used for staining SDS (sodium dodecyl sulphate) gels.

Application

Nile Red has been used:
  • as a fluorescent dye for staining fat by confocal scanning laser microscopy (CSLM)
  • to label nanoparticles (NPs)
  • for lipid analysis

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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BCCN0082
BCCK5132
BCCH2250
BCCG1018
BCCC2326

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Global Trade Item Number

SKUGTIN
72485-1G04061832861388
72485-100MG04061835570683

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