Application
Neutral red has been used in several histological staining applications that include:
as a nuclear stain
as a counterstain in the Gram procedure, either alone, or as a component of the Twort stain, a fast green-neutral red mixture
fluorescent staining of nucleic acids in nervous tissue, of lipids and hydrophobic substances such as suberin and of phenolic compounds in algal cell walls
detection of viable yeast cells in dandruff samples and of mussel larvae
Neutral red has also been used as a stain in flow cytometry
About This Item
Formula : C15H17ClN4
CAS Number: 553-24-2
Molecular Weight: 288.78
form: powder
technique(s): cell culture | mammalian: suitable, titration: suitable
color: brown to black
solubility: H2O: 10 mg/mL
storage temp: 2-8°C
