Malachite green oxalate
Product Description
Malachite Green Oxalate
Application Notes
Malachite green is use as counterstain against fuchsin which stains gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria reddish colors and safranin which stains nuclei red. Malachite green stain background to the surrounding tissue blue-green. Malachite green is also used as a pH Indicator between pH 0.2 (green) - 1.8 (blue-green). Used as a botanical counterstain.
Usage Statement
Research Use Only (RUO). Unless otherwise stated in our catalog or other company documentation accompanying the product(s), our products are intended for research use only and are not to be used for any other purpose, which includes but is not limited to, unauthorized commercial uses, in vitro diagnostic uses, ex vivo or in vivo therapeutic uses or any type of consumption or application to humans or animals.
Key Applications
Botanical counterstain||Staining of Bacteria
| SKU | 02152642-CF |
| Alternate Names | Basic green 4; Acryl brilliant green; China green; Aniline green; Fast green; Victoria green; C.I. 42000; N,N,N′,N′-Tetramethyl-4,4′-diaminotriphenylcarbenium oxalate |
| Application Notes | Malachite green is use as counterstain against fuchsin which stains gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria reddish colors and safranin which stains nuclei red. Malachite green stain background to the surrounding tissue blue-green. Malachite green is also used as a pH Indicator between pH 0.2 (green) - 1.8 (blue-green). Used as a botanical counterstain. |
| Base Catalog Number | 152642 |
| Beilstein Registry Number | 3644550 |
| CAS # | 2437-29-8 |
| Color Index | 42000 |
| EC Number | 219-441-7 |
| Format | powder |
| Hazard Statements | H302-H318-H361d-H410 |
| Applications | Botanical counterstain||Staining of Bacteria |
| Molecular Formula | C46H50N4·(C2H2O4)3 |
| Molecular Weight | 927.02 g/mol |
| pH | 1% sol in <a class="pubchem-internal-link CID-962" href="https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/water">water</a> has a pH of 1.4 |
| Physical Appearance | Green Powder |
| Product Families Description | Malachite green oxalate stain |
| Product Overview | Malachite Green Oxalate |
| RTECS Number | BQ1190000 |
| Safety Symbol | GHS05, GHS07, GHS08, GHS09 |
| Solubility | Sol in alcohol, <a class="pubchem-internal-link CID-887" href="https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/methanol">methanol</a>, <a class="pubchem-internal-link CID-6276" href="https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/amyl%20alcohol">amyl alcohol</a> |
| Storage and Handling | Store at Room Temperature (15-30 °C). |
| Usage Statement | Research Use Only (RUO). Unless otherwise stated in our catalog or other company documentation accompanying the product(s), our products are intended for research use only and are not to be used for any other purpose, which includes but is not limited to, unauthorized commercial uses, in vitro diagnostic uses, ex vivo or in vivo therapeutic uses or any type of consumption or application to humans or animals. |
| UV Visible Absorbance | λmax (water): 614 - 618 nm |
| Vapor Pressure | 2.4X10-13 mm Hg at 25 deg C /Estimated/ |