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Product Short Description: Auramine O is Basic yellow 2 is a diarylmethane dye used as a fluorescent stain.
Product Description:

Auramine is an aniline dye used as a disinfectant and an antiseptic agent. It is weakly fluorescing and binds specifically to certain proteins.  It is very soluble in water and soluble in ethanol.

Product Application:

Auramine O has been used to study the cuticle/cutin in the epidermis of the pollen presenter in Vangueria infausta. Auramine O is used for the staining of acid-fast organisms, coccidia. Auramine O along with carbol generates brilliant yellow fluorochrome of tubercle bacilli. It is effective in detecting positive cases of tuberculosis. Auramine O binds to the mycolic acid in the bacterial cell wall.

Product Dose:

Auramine O is Basic yellow 2 is a diarylmethane dye used as a fluorescent stain. In its pure form, Auramine O appears as yellow needle crystals.
Auramine O can be used to stain acid-fast bacteria (e.g. Mycobacterium), where it binds to the mycolic acid in its cell wall) in a way similar to Ziehl-Neelsen stain. It can also be used as a fluorescent version of Schiff reagent.

Auramine O can be used together with Rhodamine B as the Truant auramine-rhodamine stain for Mycobacterium tuberculosis. It can be also used as an antiseptic agent.

Product Note:

Commercially Auramine O can be used in the dyeing of acrylic fibres, silk and cotton fiber; also applied in the dyeing of leather, paper, hemp and viscose; Auramine O can also be used in the direct printing and blotch discharge printing of tannin mordant dyed cotton, and also used to produce colour lake and used in inks.

Product Technical Specification:

Specifications:

 

MOLECULAR FORMULA    C17H21N3·HCl 
MOLECULAR WEIGHT   303.83
COLOUR CRUDE YELLOW POWDER
DYE CONTENT 85 %
ABSORPTION MAXIMUM λ (ph 6.0) 431-433 nm
ABSORPTIVITY (A 1%/1cm λ MAX ph 6.0 ON DRIED MATERIAL  850-1000
SUITABILITY FOR MICROSCOPY PASSES TEST
LOSS ON DRYING AT 1100 C MAX 2 %
Remarks:

Handling and Storage
Keep in a tightly closed container, stored in a cool, dry, ventilated area. Protect against physical damage. Separate from incompatibilities. Containers of this material may be hazardous when empty since they retain product residues (dust, solids); observe all warnings and precautions listed for the product.

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Auramine O manufacturer
RXSOL brand well known Auramine O manufacturer in India. We are manufacturing and exporting Auramine O from more than one decade. Our manufactured Auramine O is known for its accurate chemical specifications, which makes it worthy to apply in varied industrial processes.

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