Malachite green oxalate
SKU: 02152642-CF
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
Unless specified otherwise, MP Biomedical's products are for research or further manufacturing use only, not for direct human use. For more information, please contact our customer service department.
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 |
| 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 |
| 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> |
| Usage Statement | Unless specified otherwise, MP Biomedical's products are for research or further manufacturing use only, not for direct human use. For more information, please contact our customer service department. |
| UV Visible Absorbance | λmax (water): 614 - 618 nm |
| Vapor Pressure | 2.4X10-13 mm Hg at 25 deg C /Estimated/ |