Brilliant Green

Property Data Common name Suggested name Other names C.I. number C.I. name Class Ionisation Solubility aqueous Solubility ethanolic Absorption max. Colour Empirical formula Formula weight Brilliant green Brilliant green Malachite green G 42040 Basic green 1 Triarylmethane Basic 4% (Aldrich) 5% (Aldrich) 428, 625 (Aldrich) Green C27H34N2O4S 466.36

Brilliant green has been little used in histology, but is added to some bacterial culture media as it inhibits the growth of some organisms.

 

Reference
R. D. Lillie.
Conn's Biological Stains
Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, MD., U.S.A.

Green, Floyd J, (1990)
The Sigma-Aldrich handbook of stains, dyes and indicators.
Aldrich Chemical Company, Milwaukee, WI, USA.

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