Certification procedures for nuclear fast red (Kernechtrot), CI 60760.
Nuclear fast red (CI 60760), also known as Kernechtrot, is commonly used in conjunction with an excess of aluminum ions as a red nuclear counterstain following histochemical procedures that yield blue products. The dye has also been used as a histochemical and colorimetric reagent for calcium. Unsatisfactory samples of nuclear fast red are encountered occasionally, and confusion has resulted from applying the name of the dye to neutral red (CI 50040), an unrelated compound with different properties. Tests for the identity and performance of nuclear fast red have been developed in the laboratory of the Biological Stain Commission. The Commission will now accept samples submitted by vendors for certification. We describe here the spectrophotometric, chromatographic and biological staining methods that are used to identify and test nuclear fast red.
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Biological Stain Commission, Department of Pathology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, USA.
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D000880:Anthraquinones / Q000032:analysis / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000592:standards*; D002568:Certification / Q000379:methods; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid / Q000379:methods*; D004396:Coloring Agents / Q000032:analysis / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000592:standards*; D008958:Models, Molecular; D015394:Molecular Structure
D000880:Anthraquinones; D004396:Coloring Agents; C523186:nuclear fast red