KINYOUN'S SOLUTION Property

Density 

0.99 g/mL at 20 °C

Flash point:

43 °C

storage temp. 

room temp

form 

liquid

color 

red to very dark red

ε(extinction coefficient)

77 at 546nm in 50% ethanol

Safety

Hazard Codes 

C

Risk Statements 

10-20/21/22-34-40-68

Safety Statements 

26-36/37/39-45

RIDADR 

UN 2924 3/PG 3

WGK Germany 

3

F 

8

Hazard and Precautionary Statements (GHS)

KINYOUN'S SOLUTION Chemical Properties,Usage,Production

Uses

• Kinyoun's carbol-fuchsin is intended for use to stain paraffin sections of a formaldehyde-fixed specimen containing tubercle bacilli, and for the demonstration of tuberculosis bacteria (Mycobacterium tuberculosis).
• It is also applicable for other organisms th at retain the dye after immersion in acidified 70% alcohol.
• It has been used to develop a staining technique for detecting microsporidial spores in fecal specimens.