TOLUIDINE BLUE O For Microscopy

Short Name: TOLUIDINE BLUE O

Other Names: Basic Blue 17; Tolonium chloride; Blutene chloride; Basic Blue 17; Gabilin; Menodin

C.I.No.52040It is used for staining chromosomes in plant or animal tissues.

Chemical Specifications

Appearance : Dark green to very dark green or blakish green powder

Dye content (by spectrophotometry) : Min 80%

Absorption maxima in water : 628 - 633 nm

Solubility (0.1% in water) : Clear solution

Absorptivity ( 1%/1cm; at λmax; 0.005 g/L in water) : Min 1200

Loss on drying (at 110°C) : Max 8%