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P3504

Sigma-Aldrich

Ponceau S

Powder

Synonym(s):

3-Hydroxy-4-(2-sulfo-4-[4-sulfophenylazo]phenylazo)-2,7-naphthalenedisulfonic acid sodium salt

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About This Item

Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C22H12N4Na4O13S4
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
760.57
Colour Index Number:
27195
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12171500
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.47

product name

Ponceau S, BioReagent, suitable for electrophoresis

product line

BioReagent

Quality Level

form

powder

technique(s)

electrophoresis: suitable

color

red to very dark red

solubility

H2O: 1 mg/mL

ε (extinction coefficient)

≥330000 at 518-522 nm in deionized water at 0.015 g/L

application(s)

diagnostic assay manufacturing
hematology
histology

storage temp.

room temp

SMILES string

[Na+].[Na+].[Na+].[Na+].Oc1c(\N=N\c2ccc(cc2S([O-])(=O)=O)\N=N\c3ccc(cc3)S([O-])(=O)=O)c4ccc(cc4cc1S([O-])(=O)=O)S([O-])(=O)=O

InChI

1S/C22H16N4O13S4.4Na/c27-22-20(43(37,38)39)10-12-9-16(41(31,32)33)6-7-17(12)21(22)26-25-18-8-3-14(11-19(18)42(34,35)36)24-23-13-1-4-15(5-2-13)40(28,29)30;;;;/h1-11,27H,(H,28,29,30)(H,31,32,33)(H,34,35,36)(H,37,38,39);;;;/q;4*+1/p-4/b24-23+,26-25+;;;;

InChI key

KQHKSGRIBYJYFX-WNDMICSESA-J

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General description

Ponceau S is the sodium salt of a diazo dye. It is used to make a stain for rapid reversible staining of protein bands on nitrocellulose or PVDF membranes (Western blots) and also for staining protein on cellulose acetate membranes. The stain is reversed with water washes and aids in subsequent immunological detection.
The following are two common stain formulations:
0.1% Ponceau S (w/v) in 5% acetic acid
2% Ponceau S (w/v) in 30% TCA, 30% sulfosalicylic acid

Application

Ponceau S has been used for membrane staining (Western blotting.

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

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