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R2751

Ruthenium Red

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Synonym(s):

Ammoniated ruthenium oxychloride

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Linear Formula:
[(NH3)5RuORu(NH3)4ORu(NH3)5]Cl6
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
786.35
NACRES:
NA.47
PubChem Substance ID:
UNSPSC Code:
12171500
MDL number:
Colour Index Number:
77800
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Product Name

Ruthenium Red, Technical grade

Quality Level

assay

34-39% (RUTHENIUM, ICP)

form

powder

technique(s)

microbe id | staining: suitable

solubility

water: 10 mg/mL

εmax

≥150 at 533-534 nm

application(s)

diagnostic assay manufacturing
hematology
histology

storage temp.

room temp

SMILES string

N.N.N.N.N.N.N.N.N.N.N.N.N.N.[Cl-].[Cl-].[Cl-].[Cl-].[Cl-].[Cl-].[Ru++]O[Ru++]O[Ru++]

InChI

1S/6ClH.14H3N.2O.3Ru/h6*1H;14*1H3;;;;;/q;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;3*+2/p-6

InChI key

ZXYSDUPLHOJIOR-UHFFFAOYSA-H

General description

Ruthenium Red is a hexavalent polysaccharide stain. It inhibits mitochondrial Ca2+ uniporter. It is a capsaicin antagonist and blocks vanilloid receptor-1 (VR-1)-coupled ion channels.

Application

Ruthenium Red has been used for microscopic characterization of cotton tip morphology. It has also been used as a TRPV2 channel blocker.
Inhibits mitochondrial Ca2+ uniporter; capsaicin antagonist; blocks VR1 vanilloid receptor-coupled ion channels.


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Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Oral

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Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 3

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

Eyeshields, Gloves, type N95 (US)



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Ruthenium red, inhibitor of mitochondrial Ca2+ uniporter, inhibits curcumin-induced apoptosis via the prevention of intracellular Ca2+ depletion and cytochrome c release
Jae Hoon Bae
Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, 303 (2003)
Ruthenium red as a capsaicin antagonist.
Amann R and Maggi CA
Life Sciences, 49(12) (1991)
Cotton fiber tips have diverse morphologies and show evidence of apical cell wall synthesis
Michael R. Stiff and Candace H. Haigler
Scientific Reports (2016)



Global Trade Item Number

SKUGTIN
R2751-5G04061836694845
R2751-1G04061836694838