Indigo

• Description:

  Indigo is a blue dye. Indigo stains cellulose fibers such as cotton. Indigo stains food or biological samples to visualize and quantify the uptake or distribution of substances by organisms[1][2].

• UNSPSC:

  12171500

• Hazard Statement:

  H315, H319, H335

• Target:

  Fluorescent Dye

• Type:

  Dye Reagents

• Related Pathways:

  Others

• Applications:

  Cancer-programmed cell death

• Field of Research:

  Others

• Assay Protocol:

  https://www.medchemexpress.com/Indigo.html

• Purity:

  98.0

• Solubility:

  DMSO : < 1 mg/mL (ultrasonic; warming; heat to 60°C) |H2O : < 0.1 mg/mL|THF : < 1 mg/mL (ultrasonic; warming; heat to 60°C)

• Smiles:

  O=C1/C (NC2=C1C=CC=C2) =C3NC4=C (C=CC=C4) C/3=O

• Molecular Formula:

  C16H10N2O2

• Molecular Weight:

  262.26

• Precautions:

  H315, H319, H335

• References & Citations:

  [1]Balan DS, et al. Decolorization of textile indigo dye by ligninolytic fungi. J Biotechnol. 2001 Aug 23;89 (2-3) :141-5. |[2]Söderberg JA, et al. Insulin-Producing Cells in the Drosophila Brain also Express Satiety-Inducing Cholecystokinin-Like Peptide, Drosulfakinin. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) . 2012 Aug 31;3:109.

• Shipping Conditions:

  Room Temperature

• Storage Conditions:

  4°C (Powder, protect from light)

• Scientific Category:

  Dye Reagents

• Clinical Information:

  Launched

• CAS Number:

  482-89-3