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AB146322

Bromocresol purple, pH indicator

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MW 540.2 g/mol. Triphenylmethane dye used as a pH indicator, colored yellow below pH 5.2, and violet above pH 6.8. Also used in the spectrophotometric determination of serum-albumin, and as a fluorescent stain in yeast for dead cells with plasma membrane damage. Cells with proper cell membrane are not stained, while damaged cells are seen as blue-grey ghosts.
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Chemical Structure - Bromocresol purple, pH indicator (AB146322)
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Chemical Structure - Bromocresol purple, pH indicator (AB146322)

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Key facts

CAS number

115-40-2

Form

Solid

form

Molecular weight

540.2 g/mol

Molecular formula

C<sub>2</sub><sub>1</sub>H<sub>1</sub><sub>6</sub>Br<sub>2</sub>O<sub>5</sub>S

Nature

Synthetic

Biological description

Triphenylmethane dye used as a pH indicator, colored yellow below pH 5.2, and violet above pH 6.8. Also used in the spectrophotometric determination of serum-albumin, and as a fluorescent stain in yeast for dead cells with plasma membrane damage. Cells with proper cell membrane are not stained, while damaged cells are seen as blue-grey ghosts.

IUPAC Name

4,4'-(1,1-Dioxido-3H-2,1-benzoxathiol-3-ylidene)bis[2-bromo-6-methylphenol]

Properties and storage information

Shipped at conditions
Ambient - Can Ship with Ice
Appropriate short-term storage conditions
Ambient
Appropriate long-term storage conditions
Ambient
Storage information
The product can be stored for up to 12 months

Product protocols

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