Common Name: Evans blue
Suggested Name: Evans blue
Other Names:
Azovan blue
C.I. Number: 23860
C.I. Name: Direct blue 53
Color: Blue
Solubility Aqueous: Soluble
Solubility Ethanol: Soluble
Absorption Maximum: 611
Empirical Formula: C34H24N6O14S4Na4
Formula Weight: 960.842
Description
This dye is listed as a teratogen by Aldrich. It is sometimes used as a counterstain, especially in fluorescent methods to suppress background autofluorescence.
References
- R. D. Lillie.
Conn’s Biological Stains
Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, MD., U.S.A. - Aldrich chemical catalogue, 1992
Aldrich Chemical Company, Milwaukee, WI, USA. - Susan Budavari, Editor,
The Merck Index, Ed. 12
Merck & Co., Inc., Whitehouse Station, NJ, USA