Rose bengal
CAS Number: 632-69-9
Molecular Weight: 1017.64
MDL number: MFCD00005043
EC Index Number: 211-183-3
General description
- Rose Bengal is a red or rose color dye and is anionic in nature. It is a 4,5,6,7-tetrachloro 2′,4′,5′,7′-tetraiodo derivative of fluorescein. It is widely used to detect damage to the ocular surface epithelium in ocular surface diseases such as dry eye and herpetic keratitis. Rose Bengal has mild antiviral potency.[1][2]
- Rose Bengal is used to stain dead and degenerating cells and mucus.[3]
Application
Rose Bengal has been used to evaluate acrosome integrity.[4][5] It has also been used to initiate photothrombotic occlusion in blood.[6][7]
| form | solid |
| Quality Level | 200 |
| composition | Dye content, 95% |
| λmax | 549 nm |
| application(s) | diagnostic assay manufacturing
hematology histology |
| storage temp. | room temp |
| SMILES string | [Na+].[Na+].[O-]C(=O)c1c(Cl)c(Cl)c(Cl)c(Cl)c1C2=C3C=C(I)C(=O)C(I)=C3Oc4c(I)c([O-])c(I)cc24 |
| SMILES string | S=C(NNc1ccccc1)\N=N\c2ccccc2 |
| InChI | 1S/C20H4Cl4I4O5.2Na/c21-10-8(9(20(31)32)11(22)13(24)12(10)23)7-3-1-5(25)16(29)14(27)18(3)33-19-4(7)2-6(26)17(30)15(19)28;;/h1-2,29H,(H,31,32);;/q;2*+1/p-2 |
| InChI key | UWBXIFCTIZXXLS-UHFFFAOYSA-L |
