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Stains Indicator Reagents-69
Product code  RXSOL-69-1400-620

Orcinol excellent quality manuafacturer,exporter and supplier. Orcinol is extracted from archil lichen, Rocella tinctoria. It is then converted to orcein by ammonia and air. Orcein is a reddish-brown dye, orchil is a purple-blue dye.…

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Product Description

Orcinol excellent quality manuafacturer,exporter and supplier. Orcinol is extracted from archil lichen, Rocella tinctoria. It is then converted to orcein by ammonia and air. Orcein is a reddish-brown dye, orchil is a purple-blue dye. Orcein is also used as a stain in microscopy to visualize elastic fibers, Hepatitis B surface antigens and copper associated proteins. It is a mixture of phenoxazone derivates - hydroxyorceins, aminoorceins, and aminoorceinimines. It can be used to dye wool and silk, without the use of mordant. 

Application & Usage

ORCEIN, 1400-62-0, Biological Stains and Dyes which is used in ORCEIN For Microscopy. Orcein is used for the preparation of a staining solution for staining of elastic fibers.  ORCEIN also used for sex chromatin staining, nuclear staining and demonstration of hepatic inclusions, especially of hepatitis B antigen.

Technical Specifications

C.A.S. No. 1400-62-0

Specifications:

Solubility 0.1 %(0.1N NaOH) Clear solution
Absorption Maximum (0.1N NaOH) ?max 574-580nm
Absorptivity (A1%/1cm in 0.1N NaOH, at ?max) 250-450
Loss on drying (110°C) 7%

Procedure

ORCEIN Appearance, Dark brown to black-purplish powder.

Other Names

ORCEIN

Supply Locations

ORCEIN manufacturer supplier distributor in Mumbai, Kandla, Kolkata, Vizag, Chennai, India, Fujairah, Dubai, Sharjah, UAE, Gulf, Middle East, Muscat Oman, Kenya Africa. Get the best quality of ORCEIN at a competitive price from us. We have ready stock of ORCEIN in India, UAE Gulf, Oman, Kenya Africa. Contact us for bulk as well as small orders.

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