Oil Red O solution
SIGMA/O1516 - 0.5% in propylene glycol
Synonym: Solvent Red 27; Sudan Red 5B
CAS Number: 1320-06-5
Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): C26H24N4O
Molecular Weight: 408.49
Linear Formula: C26H24N4O
Product Type: Chemical
| λmax | 0.40-1.00 at 506-520 nm |
| application(s) | diagnostic assay manufacturing hematology histology |
| concentration | 0.5% in propylene glycol |
| form | liquid |
| InChI | 1S/C26H24N4O/c1-16-9-10-1 |
| InChI key | HJAYEODIXUYVIC-LTFAAIOASA |
| Quality Level | 200  |
| SMILES string | N(N=C3c4c(cccc4)C=CC3= |
| storage temp. | room temp |
| technique(s) | microbe id | staining: suitable |
| Application: | Oil red O is a lysochrome (fat-soluble dye) diazo dye used for staining of neutral triglycerides and lipids on frozen sections and some lipoproteins on paraffin sections. In histology, a supersaturated solution of oil red O in isopropanol may be used to stain fat in tissue. |
| Application: | Oil red O solution has been used to identify intracytoplasmatic lipid droplets on 3T3-L1 cell line adipocytes and to measure lipid content in Simpson-Golabi-Behmel syndrome (SGBS) preadipocytes. |
| General description: | Oil Red O stains and imparts red-orange color to lipids. It has also been shown to mark vacuoles, observed in acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL-L3) or Burkitt’s lymphoma/leukemia. Oil Red O staining is done on fresh samples, as alcohol fixation removes lipids. |
| RIDADR | NONH for all modes of transport |
| WGK Germany | WGK 3 |
| Flash Point(F) | 217.4 °F |
| Flash Point(C) | 103 °C |
| Storage Temp. | room temp |
| UNSPSC | 12171500 |