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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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Product Name

Nile Red, suitable for microscopy

InChI key

VOFUROIFQGPCGE-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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

SMILES string

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

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

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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

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.

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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