Detailed Product Description:

A vital dye used as an indicator and biological stain.  It comes

as a water- and alcohol-soluble green powder that turns red with

dilution in water.  Used as a pH indicator and as a dye to test

stomach function.  Also known as dimethyl diaminophenazine

chloride or toluylene red.

Grade/Purity:

This is microscopy standard material with a minimum dye

content of 60%.

Applications:

Neutral Red is a eurhodin dye used for staining in histology.  It

stains cell nuclei red.  It is used as a general stain in histology, as

a counterstain in combination with other dyes, and for many other

staining methods.  Together with Janus Green B it is used to stain

embryonal tissues and supravital staining of blood.  Can be used

for staining Golgi apparatus in cells and Nissl granules in neurons.

Neutral red can be used as a vital stain, to stain living cells.  It is

used to stain cell cultures for plate titration of viruses.

Neutral Red is added to some growth media for bacteria and cell

cultures.  It usually comes as a chloride salt.

Neutral Red acts as a pH indicator, changing from red to yellow

between the pH 6.8-8.0.

Precautions:

Not considered a health hazard.  May cause skin irritation with

extended exposure.

Download, read and understand precautions in MSDS before

using this substance.

Click here to download MSDS (Material Safety Data Sheet)

Packaging:

Contents of 10 grams comes packed in wide-mouth HDPE Nalgene bottle.