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Sudan IV

Certified Biological Stain Commission,Dye content ≥80 %

Synonym(s):

Biebrich scarlet R fat soluble, Fat Ponceau R or 4, Lipid Crimson, Oil Red IV, Scarlet Red Scharlach, Solvent Red 24, Sudan R or BB

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C24H20N4O
CAS Number:
85-83-6
Molecular Weight:
380.44
Colour Index Number:
26105
NACRES:
NA.47
PubChem Substance ID:
24851862
UNSPSC Code:
12171500
EC Number:
201-635-8
MDL number:
MFCD00003893
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
709018

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Product Name

Sudan IV, Certified Biological Stain Commission,Dye content ≥80 %

InChI key

RCTGMCJBQGBLKT-PAMTUDGESA-N

InChI

1S/C24H20N4O/c1-16-7-3-6-10-21(16)26-25-19-12-13-22(17(2)15-19)27-28-24-20-9-5-4-8-18(20)11-14-23(24)29/h3-15,29H,1-2H3/b26-25+,28-27+

SMILES string

Cc1ccccc1\N=N\c2ccc(\N=N\c3c(O)ccc4ccccc34)c(C)c2

form

powder

composition

Certified Biological Stain Commission,Dye content, ≥80%

technique(s)

microbe id | staining: suitable

mp

199 °C (dec.) (lit.)

λmax

357 nm (2nd)
520 nm

ε (extinction coefficient)

≥12000 at 356-360 nm in toluene at 0.008 g/L
≥26000 at 519-523 nm in toluene at 0.008 g/L

application(s)

diagnostic assay manufacturing
hematology
histology

storage temp.

room temp

Quality Level

100

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Application

Sudan IV has been used to in en-face staining of aorta, stains the lipid rich plaques. It has also been used to stain lipids atherosclerotic lesions of mice.

General description

Sudan IV is a hydrophobic azo dye. It stains triglycerides and imparts an intense red color. The dye does not stain lipid droplets or phospholipids.

pictograms

Exclamation mark
GHS07

signalword

Warning

hcodes

H317

Hazard Classifications

Skin Sens. 1A

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 3

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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SHBS2510
SHBP5063
SHBN1725
SHBL1038
MKCJ1510

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In Situ Remediation of Chlorinated Solvent Plumes (2010)
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Histophatologic Techniques (2006)
Aorta atherosclerosis lesion analysis in hyperlipidemic mice
Mohanta S, et al.
Bio-protocol, 6(11), 77-84 (2016)
The induction of cytochrome P450 1A1 by Sudan dyes
Ahmed R, et al.
Journal of Biochemical and Molecular Toxicology, 22(2), 77-84 (2008)
Discovery of a potent HMG-CoA reductase degrader that eliminates statin-induced reductase accumulation and lowers cholesterol
Jiang SY, et al.
Nature Communications, 9(1), 5138-5138 (2018)
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