16910, INDIGO CARMINE, CERTIFIED

Indigo Carmine, Certified, C.N. #DcI-7

(Acid Blue 74; Carmine Blue; Indigotine 1, 1A)
C₁₆H₈N₂O₈S₂Na₂   F.W.466.36   CAS #860-22-0
Dye content: approx. 85%
Solubility: 1.3% Water; 0.0% Alcohol; 4.0% Cellosolve; 2.85% Glycol; 0.0% Xylene
Shunway's stain for animal embryos. Used with Acid Fuchsin for staining Negri bodies. Stain Tech., 5, 34 (1928)
Counterstain to Hematoxylin for staining vaginal smears. Am. J. Anat., 61, 505 (1937).