| Bioactivity | Auramine O is a yellow fluorescent dye and can be used to stain acid-fast bacteria. Auramine O is toxic and resistant in the environment[1][2]. | ||||||||||||
| Name | Auramine O | ||||||||||||
| CAS | 2465-27-2 | ||||||||||||
| Formula | C17H22ClN3 | ||||||||||||
| Molar Mass | 303.83 | ||||||||||||
| Appearance | Solid | ||||||||||||
| Transport | Room temperature in continental US; may vary elsewhere. | ||||||||||||
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| Reference | [1]. Kommareddi S, et al. Nontuberculous mycobacterial infections: comparison of the fluorescent auramine-O and Ziehl-Neelsen techniques in tissue diagnosis. Hum Pathol. 1984 Nov;15(11):1085-9. [2]. Hosseinpour S A, et al. Use of metal composite MOF‐5‐Ag2O‐NPs as an adsorbent for the removal of Auramine O dye under ultrasound energy conditions. Applied Organometallic Chemistry, 2018, 32(2): e4007. |