Indigo

Indigo is a blue dye. Indigo stains cellulose fibers such as cotton. Indigo stains food or biological samples to visualize and quantify the uptake or distribution of substances by organisms[1][2].

Product Specifications

CAS Number

[482-89-3]

UNSPSC

12171500

Hazard Statement

H315, H319, H335

Target

Fluorescent Dye

Type

Dye Reagents

Related Pathways

Others

Applications

Cancer-programmed cell death

Field of Research

Others

Assay Protocol

https://www.medchemexpress.com/Indigo.html

Purity

98.0

Solubility

DMSO : < 1 mg/mL (ultrasonic; warming; heat to 60°C) |H2O : < 0.1 mg/mL|THF : < 1 mg/mL (ultrasonic; warming; heat to 60°C)

Smiles

O=C1/C(NC2=C1C=CC=C2)=C3NC4=C(C=CC=C4)C/3=O

Molecular Formula

C16H10N2O2

Molecular Weight

262.26

Precautions

H315, H319, H335

References & Citations

[1]Balan DS, et al. Decolorization of textile indigo dye by ligninolytic fungi. J Biotechnol. 2001 Aug 23;89 (2-3) :141-5. |[2]Söderberg JA, et al. Insulin-Producing Cells in the Drosophila Brain also Express Satiety-Inducing Cholecystokinin-Like Peptide, Drosulfakinin. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) . 2012 Aug 31;3:109.