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B8026

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Bromophenol Blue sodium salt

For molecular biology, powder

Synonym(s):

3′,3′′,5′,5′′-Tetrabromophenolsulfophthalein sodium salt

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About This Item

Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C19H9Br4NaO5S
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
691.94
Beilstein:
6995701
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12171500
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.47

product name

Bromophenol Blue sodium salt, for molecular biology, suitable for electrophoresis

grade

for molecular biology

Quality Level

form

powder

technique(s)

electrophoresis: suitable

visual transition interval

3.0-4.6, yellow to blue

ε (extinction coefficient)

≥150000 at 597-603 nm in H2O
≥17000 at 250-256 nm in H2O
≥23000 at 306-312 nm in H2O

suitability

suitable for (Suitable For Use as a Tracking Dye For Electrophoresis in Alkaline and Neutral Buffers)

application(s)

diagnostic assay manufacturing
hematology
histology

storage temp.

room temp

SMILES string

[Na+].Oc1c(Br)cc(cc1Br)C(=C2/C=C(Br)C(=O)C(Br)=C2)\c3ccccc3S([O-])(=O)=O

InChI

1S/C19H10Br4O5S.Na/c20-12-5-9(6-13(21)18(12)24)17(10-7-14(22)19(25)15(23)8-10)11-3-1-2-4-16(11)29(26,27)28;/h1-8,24H,(H,26,27,28);/q;+1/p-1

InChI key

TWKDJMRHSLWRFI-UHFFFAOYSA-M

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General description

Bromophenol blue (BroB), an arylmethane color marker dye has a molecular mass of 670 Da.

Application

Bromophenol Blue sodium salt has been used in the buffer solution to differentiate dead and living cells. It has also been used as a constituent in gel loading buffer.
A tracking dye for nucleic acid or protein electrophoresis in agarose or polyacrylamide gels.

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

Regulatory Listings

Regulatory Listings are mainly provided for chemical products. Only limited information can be provided here for non-chemical products. No entry means none of the components are listed. It is the user’s obligation to ensure the safe and legal use of the product.

JAN Code

B8026-5G:
B8026-VAR:
B8026-25G:
B8026-50G:
B8026-BULK:


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