PHYSICAL DATA: Brownish green powder ·Solubility in water at 20 °C 50 g/l . In alcohol 20 g/l

APPLICATIONS: Analytical reagent: · A general stain for showing nuclei , cellulose walls and chromosomes of meristematic tissue  ·Used with picric acid and aniline blue for differentiating between lignified and unlignified walls in woody tissue "Plant Microtechnique" Gram-positive and Gram-negative microorganisms in smears and sections ; "Pathological Technique

Identity IR p/t.

l of max. ABS in C2H5OH 50% 530-534 nm
A 1%, 1 cm, lmax >875
Ratio lmax. P -/+ 15 nm 1,10-1,32
T.L.C p/t.

MAXIMUM LIMIT OF IMPURITIES   

Loss on drying at 110°C 15 %