CALCOFLUOR WHITE STAIN Chemical Properties

storage temp. 

room temp

form 

liquid

color 

blue to very dark blue

λmax

423-443 nm

Major Application

food and beverages
hematology
histology || microbiology

InChIKey

CNGYZEMWVAWWOB-VAWYXSNFSA-N

SMILES

C1=CC=C(C=C1)NC2=NC(=NC(=N2)N(CCO)CCO)NC3=CC(=C(C=C3)C=CC4=C(C=C(C=C4)NC5=NC(=NC(=N5)NC6=CC=CC=C6)N(CCO)CCO)S(=O)(=O)O)S(=O)(=O)O

Safety Information

Hazard Codes 

T

Risk Statements 

45-36

Safety Statements 

53-26-45

WGK Germany 

WGK 3

Storage Class

6.1C - Combustible acute toxic Cat.3
toxic compounds or compounds which causing chronic effects

Hazard Classifications

Carc. 1B
Eye Irrit. 2

CALCOFLUOR WHITE STAIN Usage And Synthesis

Uses

Calcofluor White Stain is a fluorescent stain th at is used for the rapid detection of yeasts, fungi, and parasitic organisms. It is a non-specific fluorochrome th at binds to cellulose and chitin in cell walls. It is suitable for use as a viability stain for plant cells. Additionally, calcofluor white is recommended as a counterstain for in situ hybridization staining of plant material and as a flow cytometry stain for assessing the viability of animal cells.

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