Application

Basic fuchsin is utilized for various applications: Acid-fast staining Periodic Acid-Schiff Feulgen stain for DNA ENDO culture medium Leifson′s method for bacterial flagella

Biochem/physiol Actions

Basic fuchsin displays anesthetic, bactericidal (gram-positive), and fungicidal properties.

General description

Basic fuchsin is a triaminotriphenylmethane dye that is widely used to stain muscle, mitochondria, and collagen. It is generally a mixture of pararosaniline (C.I. 42500), rosaniline (C.I. 42510), magenta II and new fuchsine (CI 42520).

Legal Information

Magenta is a trademark of Magenta Corp.

Packaging

25 g in glass bottle