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Lab Chemical

SAFRANINE FOR MICROSCOPY

Product code RXSOL-60-6605-391

SAFRANINE FOR MICROSCOPY

Description

Safranin O (C.I. 50240) is a CERTISTAIN dry dye that is used for the preparation of a staining solution for e.g. Gram stain procedures in smears and sections of human origin in bacteriology. The Gram staining allows a fast differentiation of bacteria in Gram-positive and Gram-negative.

Application
Application

It is mostly utilized for the identification of cartilage, mucin, and mast cell granules. The safranin stain works by binding to acidic proteoglycans in cartilage tissues with a high affinity forming a reddish-orange complex. The binding made cartilage tissues appear red when observed under the microscope.