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Solvent Green 3, also known as Quinizarine Green SS (CI 61565) is an anthraquinone derivative. It is a green dye that imparts its colour to materials. Solvent Green 3 is made by condensing either leucoquinizarin or a mixture of leucoquinizarin and quinizarin with two moles of p-toluidine in the presence of boric acid.

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Primary stain for Gram staining

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Bathophenanthrolinedisulfonic acid disodium salt hydrate has been used to measure iron to determine the solubility of iron in the biological sample. It has been used as an iron chelator to grow plants without Fe-EDTA (ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid).

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Thymol blue sodium salt in ACS Reagent grade water 95% (dye content), Sigma-Aldrich®

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2-Hydroxy-1,4-naphthoquinone is one among the forensic reagents used for fingerprint detection. 2-Hydroxy-1,4-naphthoquinone, produced from Lawsonia inermis, is an orange dye. It belongs to the class of naphthoquinone dyes. 2-Hydroxy-1,4-naphthoquinone is used to dye hair and to color textiles. It has antibacterial, antifungal, anti-inflammatory, antiviral and antineoplastic properties. 2-Hydroxy-1,4-naphthoquinone inhibits tumor cell growth. It stimulates the production of reactive oxygen species (ROS).

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Tb-color carbol fuchsin solution is used to detect mycobacteria (AFB cold staining)

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p-Coumaric acid has been used as a component of chemiluminescent substrate for protein detection in western blotting.

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Methyl blue, Sigma-Aldrich®

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Carbol Fuchsin is a basic dye which forms a yellow-brown compound in presence of acid. It is mainly required for the staining of mycobacteria. The waxy walls of mycobacteria helps in retaining the dye within cells. It can also be used for the staining of bacterial spores.

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Basic fuchsin, Sigma-Aldrich®

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Eosin Y (yellowish), Sigma-Aldrich®

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Basic fuchsin, Sigma-Aldrich®

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Azure A is a basic cationic dye. The combination of azure A and silver staining is used for the quantification of glycosaminoglycans in agarose gels. It is also used for the staining of chromosomes in the nucleus. It is a main component of the azure B/polychromed methylene blue – eosin stains family, also referred to as the Romanowsky stain.

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Methyl blue microbiology stain (C.I. 42780)

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Direct Red 80 (C.I. 35780) is an extremely hydrophilic, very large tetrakisazo hexasulfonated anionic dye that has a large, planar aromatic system.It is also known as Sirius red F3B, chlorantine fast red 7BLN or 5BRL, durazol brilliant red B, pontamine fast red 7BNL, and sirius fast red.

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Phloroglucinol (phlo) is a phenol derivative that shows a cytoprotective effect from oxidative damage by enhancing the activity of cellular catalase. It can also be used to prepare synthetic analogs of A-type proanthocyanidins (PACs) such as 2,8-dioxabicyclo nonane derivatives by reacting with the corresponding flavylium salts. Phlo can react with benzaldehyde derivatives to form phloroglucinol-based microporous polymeric organic frameworks (phlo-POF) with potential applications in ion exchange and gas adsorption. Phloroglucinol is an antispasmodic and a derivative of phenol.

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1-Methoxy-5-methylphenazinium methyl sulfate (MPMS) is a photochemically stable electron-transport mediator between NAD(P)H and tetrazolium dyes. The reduced form of MPMS converts tetrazolium salt to purple precipitate formazan. It is a very stable and non-enzymic electron carrier that mediates electron transfer by dehydrogenases in vitro to various electron acceptors such as tetrazolium dyes or the electrode of an enzymic electric cell.

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These ready to use staining solutions are used in histology and cytology staining.

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Wright stain, a modified romanowsky stain, is intended for differential staining of the cellular elements of blood. It comprises polychrome methylene blue and eosin B. Upon staining blood films with wright stain, the white blood cell nucleus and cytoplasm display characteristic blue or pink hues.

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Chromotrope 2R has been used in the Gomori trichrome staining in osteochondral tissues. It has also been used for the staining of eosinophils in lung sections. Chromotrope 2R is used for the staining of microsporidia in body fluids and stool samples. It is used in modified Gomori′s trichrome staining. Chromotrope 2R has high affinity for phospholipids and is used for the staining of mitochondrial and endoplasmic reticulum membrane in histological samples.

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The release of phosphate or pyrophosphate in an enzymatic reaction can be detected by malachite green and is measured spectrometrically at 660 nm.

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Neutral red (C.l. 50040, Cl Basic red 5) is a protonated diaminophenazine dye that has a small planar conjugated system.

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5-Fluorouracil has been used to induce apoptosis in cells. It has been used as a chemosensitising agent. A potent antitumor agent that affects pyrimidine synthesis by inhibiting thymidylate synthetase, thus depleting intracellular dTTP pools. It is metabolized to ribonucleotides and deoxyribonucleotides, which can be incorporated into RNA and DNA. Treatment of cells with 5-FU leads to an accumulation of cells in S-phase and has been shown to induce p53 dependent apoptosis.

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This is the pure, principal component of mixtures commonly referred to as Basic Fuchsin.

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Kit for the detection of amyloid acc. to Highman

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Wright′s Stain solution is commercially available and is generally used in hematology. Its preparation involves heating methylene blue with sodium bicarbonate and combining the mixture with eosin. It is alkaline, hence, its concentration is continuously changing due to the progressive oxidizing action of the alkali. Therefore, Giemsa′s stain is added to preserve the azurophilic properties of polychrome dyes.

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Membrane impermeant, phenanthridinium intercalator dye excited by mercury or xenon-arc lamps or argon-ion laser. Suitable for use in fluorescence microscopy, confocal laser scanning microscopy, flow cytometry, and fluorometry. Used as a nuclear counterstain.

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Fast green FCF, Sigma-Aldrich®

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X-Gal (5-bromo-4-chloro-3-indolyl-ß-D-galactopyranoside) ≥99% (by enzymatic purity), Ultra Pure Grade

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Haemalum (Mayer’s)