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Fast Red B

Dye

Fast Red B

Class: Diazonium salt
Ionisation: –

Chemical structure of Fast Red B

Common Name: Fast red B
Suggested Name: Fast red B
Other Names:

Fast red salt B

C.I. Number: 37125
C.I. Name: Azoic diazo 5
Color: Yellow
Solubility Aqueous: 20%
Solubility Ethanol: 20%
Absorption Maximum: 375
Empirical Formula: C17H13N3O9S2
Formula Weight: 467.4

Description

Fast red B is a diazonium salt often recommended for demonstrating enterochromaffin in carcinoid tumors. During the coupling process, an azo dye is formed which is red-orange.

References

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    Conn’s Biological Stains
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    Enzyme Histochemistry and its application to the study of neoplasms
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    Synthetic dyes in biology, medicine and chemistry
    Academic Press, London, England.