Product overview

Name Bromophenol blue
Alternative names BPB
Biological description

pH indicator dye (pH 3.0 (yellow) - 4.6 (blue)) which is commonly used as a tracking dye in gel electrophoresis.

Description Tracking dye for gel electrophoresis
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Solubility & Handling

Storage instructions Room temperature
Solubility overview Soluble in ethanol (10 mM)
Important This product is for RESEARCH USE ONLY and is not intended for therapeutic or diagnostic use. Not for human or veterinary use

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Chemical Data

Chemical name 4,4-(1,1-Dioxido-3H-2,1-benzoxathiol-3-ylidene)bis[2,6-dibromo-phenol]
Molecular Weight 670
Molecular Formula C19H10Br4O5S
CAS Number 115-39-9
PubChem identifier 8272
SMILES C1=CC=C2C(=C1)C(OS2(=O)=O)(C3=CC(=C(C(=C3)Br)O)Br)C4=CC(=C(C(=C4)Br)O)Br
InChiKey UDSAIICHUKSCKT-UHFFFAOYSA-N
MDL number MFCD00005875
Appearance Orange solid

References for Bromophenol blue

References are publications that support the biological activity of the product
  • Preferential solvation bromophenol blue in water-alcohol binary mixture

    Dangui AZ et al (2018) Spectrochim Acta A Mol Biomol Spectrosc 203 : 333-341
  • Origin of the Absorption Band of Bromophenol Blue in Acidic and Basic pH: Insight from a Combined Molecular Dynamics and TD-DFT/MM Study

    Chattopadhyaya M et al (2016) J Phys Chem A 120(36) : 7175-82
  • Acid-base characteristics of bromophenol blue-citrate buffer systems in the amorphous state

    Li J et al (2004) J Pharm Sci 93(3) : 697-712

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