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Fast green FCF (C.I. 42053)

for microscopy Certistain®

Synonym(s):

Fast green FCF (C.I. 42053), (C.I. 42053) for microbiology Certistain®

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C37H34N2Na2O10S3
CAS Number:
2353-45-9
Molecular Weight:
808.85
EC Index Number:
219-091-5
UNSPSC Code:
41116130
MDL number:
MFCD00013053

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Product Name

Fast green FCF (C.I. 42053), for microscopy Certistain®

InChI

1S/C37H36N2O10S3.2Na/c1-3-38(24-26-7-5-9-33(21-26)50(41,42)43)30-15-11-28(12-16-30)37(35-20-19-32(40)23-36(35)52(47,48)49)29-13-17-31(18-14-29)39(4-2)25-27-8-6-10-34(22-27)51(44,45)46;;/h5-23H,3-4,24-25H2,1-2H3,(H3-,40,41,42,43,44,45,46,47,48,49);;/q;2*+1/p-2

InChI key

XJBPDZVCYTYRIN-UHFFFAOYSA-L

form

solid

potency

>2000 mg/kg LD50, oral (Rat)

composition

Dye, ≥85% spectrophotometric assay

pH

2.7 (20 °C, 10 g/L in H2O)

mp

290 °C (decomposition)

solubility

150 g/L

bulk density

350 kg/m3

εmax

1360-1610 at 622-626 nm in 50% ethanol at 0.003 g/L

application(s)

diagnostic assay manufacturing
hematology
histology

Quality Level

400

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Analysis Note

Dye content (spectrophotometrically): ≥ 85 %
Identity (UV/VIS-Spectrum): passes test
Absorption maximum λ max (ethanol 50 %): 622 - 626 nm
Spec. Absorptivity A 1%/1cm (λmax; 0.003 g/l; ethanol 50 %): 1360 - 1610
TLC-Test: passes test
Loss on drying (110 °C): ≤ 10 %
Suitability for microscopy: passes test

General description

The dry dye Fast Green FCF (C.I. 42053) for microscopy Certistain®, is used for the preparation of a staining solution that can be used for modified connective tissue staining acc. to van Gieson in histological sections. Further it is applied in histology as counterstaining in e.g. trichrome staining according to Masson and additionally for histochemical staining, as well as in Cytology as counterstain instead of light green SF in Papanicolaou′s staining. As Certistain® dye it is chemically quality-certified according to highest standards and strict specifications. This product is registered as IVD and CE marked. For more details, please see instructions for use (IFU). The IFU can be downloaded from this webpage.

Legal Information

CERTISTAIN is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

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Health hazard
GHS08

signalword

Warning

hcodes

H341

Hazard Classifications

Muta. 2

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 2

flash_point_c

Not applicable

Regulatory Information

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