Alcian Blue 8GX 50% C.I. 74240 Stain Commission Certified

£36.40 to £272.22

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Variation ID		Product Code	Pack Size	List Price
6082	photo_camera	RRBD1-U	10g RRBD1-U	£36.40
6083	photo_camera	RRBD1-W	25g RRBD1-W	£96.95
6084	photo_camera	RRBD1-2W	50g RRBD1-2W	£170.12
6085	photo_camera	RRBD1-X	100g RRBD1-X	£272.22

Alcian blue or alcian blue is any member of a family of polyvalent basic dyes, of which the Alcian blue 8G (also called Ingrain blue 1, and C.I. 74240, formerly called Alcian blue 8GX from the name of a batch of an ICI product) has been historically the most common and the most reliable member. It is used to stain acidic polysaccharides such as glycosaminoglycans in cartilages and other body structures, some types of mucopolysaccharides, sialylated glycocalyx of cells etc. For many of these targets it is one of the most widely used cationic dyes for both light and electron microscopy. Use of alcian blue has historically been a popular staining method in histology especially for light microscopy in paraffin embedded sections and in semithin resin sections.