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Images Congo Red product vial image | Hello Bio
Congo Red product vial image | Hello Bio Solubility & Handling Storage instructions Room temperature
Solubility overview Soluble in water, and in DMSO
Important This product is for RESEARCH USE ONLY and is not intended for therapeutic or diagnostic use. Not for human or veterinary use.
Chemical Data Chemical name Congo Red 4B; Cosmos Red; Cotton Red B; Cotton Red C; Direct Red 28; Direct Red R; Direct Red Y
Chemical structure
Molecular Formula C32 H22 N6 O6 S2 .2Na
SMILES C1=CC=C2C(=C1)C(=CC(=C2N)N=NC3=CC=C(C=C3)C4=CC=C(C=C4)N=NC5=C(C6=CC=CC=C6C(=C5)S(=O)(=O)[O-])N)S(=O)(=O)[O-].[Na+].[Na+]
InChiKey IQFVPQOLBLOTPF-UHFFFAOYSA-L
References for Congo Red References are publications that support the biological activity of the product
An evaluation of Congo red fluorescence for the diagnosis of amyloidosis. Clement CG et al (2014) Hum Pathol 45(8) : 1766-72. Physiological and biochemical responses of Chlorella vulgaris to Congo red. Hernández-Zamora M et al (2014) Ecotoxicol Environ Saf 108 : 72-7. Congo' red: out of Africa? Steensma DP (2001) Arch Pathol Lab Med 125(2) : 250-2.
Acid dye that binds to amyloid proteins
![Congo Red [573-58-0] Chemical Structure](https://hellobio.com/media/catalog/product//h/b/hb0737.png "Congo Red [573-58-0]")
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