Skip to Content
Merck

Key Documents

View All Documentation

198269

Erythrosin B

certified by the BSC, Dye content ≥85 %

Synonym(s):

Erythrosin extra bluish, 2′,4′,5′,7′-Tetraiodofluorescein disodium salt, Acid Red 51, Iodoeosin

Sign In to View Organizational & Contract Pricing.

Select a Size

Change View

About This Item

Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C20H6I4Na2O5
CAS Number:
16423-68-0
Molecular Weight:
879.86
EC Number:
240-474-8
UNSPSC Code:
12171500
NACRES:
NA.47
PubChem Substance ID:
24851871
MDL number:
MFCD00144257
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1443945
Colour Index Number:
45430
Technical Service
Need help? Our team of experienced scientists is here for you.
Let Us Assist

agency

certified by the BSC

Quality Level

200

form

powder

composition

Dye content, ≥85%

technique(s)

microbe id | staining: suitable

color

dark red

pH

6.4 (30.3 °C)

mp

315 °C

solubility

H2O: 1 mg/mL, clear

density

0.625 — 0.731 g/cm3 at 30.1 °C (86.2 °F)

λmax

525 nm

ε (extinction coefficient)

≥13000 at 308-312 nm, ≥32000 at 259-263 nm

application(s)

diagnostic assay manufacturing
hematology
histology

storage temp.

room temp

SMILES string

[Na+].[Na+].[O-]c1c(I)cc2c(Oc3c(I)c([O-])c(I)cc3C24OC(=O)c5ccccc45)c1I

InChI

1S/C20H8I4O5.2Na/c21-11-5-9-17(13(23)15(11)25)28-18-10(6-12(22)16(26)14(18)24)20(9)8-4-2-1-3-7(8)19(27)29-20;;/h1-6,25-26H;;/q;2*+1/p-2

InChI key

RAGZEDHHTPQLAI-UHFFFAOYSA-L

Application

Erythrosin B has been used as a dye in fluorescence lifetime imaging.
Counterstain to alum-hematoxylin.

Biochem/physiol Actions

Erythrosin B, also called as eosin B, is a xanthene dye. It belongs to the family of fluorescein dyes. Erythrosin B is an artificial food dye that induces hyperkinesis when swallowed by susceptible children. It plays a major role in inhibiting dopamine uptake and high affinity 3H-ouabain binding and ion transport in synaptosomes from rat caudate nucleus.

Still not finding the right product?

Explore all of our products under Erythrosin B

pictograms

Exclamation markEnvironment
GHS07,GHS09

signalword

Warning

hcodes

H302,H411

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Aquatic Chronic 2

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 1

flash_point_f

359.6 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

182 °C - closed cup

ppe

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

Choose from one of the most recent versions:

Certificates of Analysis (COA)

Lot/Batch Number
SHBS3194
SHBQ3703
SHBP4151
SHBP0569
SHBN5200

Don't see the Right Version?

If you require a particular version, you can look up a specific certificate by the Lot or Batch number.

Search for a COA

Already Own This Product?

Find documentation for the products that you have recently purchased in the Document Library.

Visit the Document Library

Arch. Anat. Physiol., 396-396 (1895)
Erythrosin B is a specific inhibitor of high affinity 3H-ouabain binding and ion transport in rat brain
Silbergeld E K
Neuropharmacology, 20:1, 87-90 (1981)
Phosphorescence depolarization and the measurement of rotational motion of proteins in membranes.
C Moore et al.
FEBS letters, 108(1), 161-166 (1979-12-01)
View All Related Papers