Buy Alcian Blue 8GX Certified (33864-99-2) MF: C56H68Cl4CuN16S4 | MW: 1298.86. Get High Quality Alcian Blue 8GX Certified (33864-99-2) from Tristains at Dawnscientific.com
Alcian Blue 8GX is a purple colored crystalline powder that is a cationic dye. It is Certified for use in staining in Mowry′s pH 2.5 method, in Scott′s pH 5.7 method, and in Kreyberg′s method for keratin and mucin. Its chemical formula is C56H68Cl4CuN16S4. It is also known as Alcian Blue and Ingrain Blue 1. It is moderately soluble in water and soluble in ethanol, cellosolve, ethylene glycol, practically insoluble in xylene. Alcian blue 8GX is a large conjugated dye molecule recommended for histological staining techniques. It is a dye used for staining of bacteria, histiocytes and fibroblasts in vivo.
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Applications
- Alcian Blue 8GX has been used for the staining of sulfated proteoglycans in murine MPC (mesenchymal progenitor cell) nodule.
- It has been used for the staining of sulfated proteoglycans in bovine articular chondrocytes.
- It forms insoluble complexes with acidic glycosaminoglycans, thereby helping in the quantitative determination of glycosaminoglycans.
- It is also used for the staining of bone and cartilage.
- The cationic dye is used to stain acidic polysaccharides, certain mucopolysaccharides, and acidic mucins of tissues.
Benefits
- Certified by the Biological Stain Commission
- Stains and dyes for hematology and histology
- As an adhesive to stick glycol methacrylate sections to glass slides
- It finds application in both light and electron microscopy
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