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P3532

Phenol Red

Bioreagent, Powder

Synonym(s):

Phenolsulfonphthalein

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C19H14O5S
CAS Number:
143-74-8
Molecular Weight:
354.38
NACRES:
NA.47
PubChem Substance ID:
24898424
UNSPSC Code:
12171500
EC Number:
205-609-7
MDL number:
MFCD00003552
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
326470
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Product Name

Phenol Red, powder, BioReagent, suitable for cell culture

product line

BioReagent

Quality Level

200

form

powder

technique(s)

cell culture | mammalian: suitable

color

dark red to dark brown

visual transition interval

6.8-8.2, yellow to red

mp

>300 °C

solubility

1 M NaOH: 1 mg/mL

application(s)

diagnostic assay manufacturing

storage temp.

room temp

SMILES string

Oc1ccc(cc1)C2(OS(=O)(=O)c3ccccc23)c4ccc(O)cc4

InChI

1S/C19H14O5S/c20-15-9-5-13(6-10-15)19(14-7-11-16(21)12-8-14)17-3-1-2-4-18(17)25(22,23)24-19/h1-12,20-21H

InChI key

BELBBZDIHDAJOR-UHFFFAOYSA-N

General description

Phenol Red is a phenolsulfonphthalein compound. It is present as a sulfonated hydroxyquinone in weakly acidic aqueous solutions. In alkaline solutions, the dye forms a hydrophilic dianion (a small, red anion and has a larger conjugated system than the yellow hydroxyquinone).

Application

Phenol red is commonly used as a pH indicator in biology and medicine. It is incorporated into microbiological culture media for the identification of Escherichia coli strains. Its clinical diagnostic applications include investigation of gastric and duodenal ulcers and in the assessment of tear function in ophthalmology. Phenol red is also used as a tracer to assess the permeability of the ileal mucosal membrane and to assess bacterial leakage through root-filling materials in dentistry.
Suitable for use as a pH indicator.

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pictograms

Exclamation mark
GHS07

signalword

Warning

hcodes

H315,H335

Hazard Classifications

Skin Irrit. 2 - STOT SE 3

target_organs

Respiratory system

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 3

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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SHBN4356
SHBM7900
SHBM7155
SHBM3225
SHBL8782

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Shin-Nosuke Uno et al.
Nature chemistry, 6(8), 681-689 (2014-07-24)
Single-molecule localization microscopy is used to construct super-resolution images, but generally requires prior intense laser irradiation and in some cases additives, such as thiols, to induce on-off switching of fluorophores. These requirements limit the potential applications of this methodology. Here
Sabine C Den Hartogh et al.
Stem cells (Dayton, Ohio), 33(1), 56-67 (2014-09-05)
Understanding early differentiation events leading to cardiogenesis is crucial for controlling fate of human pluripotent stem cells and developing protocols that yield sufficient cell numbers for use in regenerative medicine and drug screening. Here, we develop a new tool to
Lynsey M Cree et al.
Human reproduction (Oxford, England), 30(6), 1410-1420 (2015-03-31)
Does maternal ageing and ovarian stimulation alter mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) copy number and gene expression of oocytes and cumulus cells from a novel bovine model for human IVF? Oocytes collected from females with identical nuclear genetics show decreased mtDNA copy
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Global Trade Item Number

SKUGTIN
P3532-5G04061835512881
P3532-25G04061834368144