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Bromocresol Purple
CAS: 115-40-2 | C21H16Br2O5S | 540.22 g/mol
| Catalog Number | Quantity |
|---|---|
| FSKA19530.09 | 10 g |
Catalog number FSKA19530.09
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Quantity:
10 g
Specifications
Chemical Name or MaterialBromocresol Purple
Melting Point∼240°C (decomposition)
CAS115-40-2
Health Hazard 1Warning
Health Hazard 2GHS H Statement
H315-H319-H335
Causes skin irritation.
Causes serious eye irritation.
May cause respiratory irritation.
H315-H319-H335
Causes skin irritation.
Causes serious eye irritation.
May cause respiratory irritation.
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It is used as a pH indicator and to measure serum albumin concentrations. It is used as a pH indicator (5.2-6.8 : yellow to blue-purple) and also used in spectrophotometric determination of serum-albumin.
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Applications
It is used as a pH indicator and to measure serum albumin concentrations. It is used as a pH indicator (5.2-6.8 : yellow to blue-purple) and also used in spectrophotometric determination of serum-albumin.
Solubility
Insoluble in water. Soluble in ethanol (80 mg/ml), alcohol, methanol (4 mg/ml), methyl cellosolve (300 mg/ml) and dilute alkalies.
Notes
Transition interval: pH 5.2 (yellow) to pH 6.8 (purple)
It is used as a pH indicator and to measure serum albumin concentrations. It is used as a pH indicator (5.2-6.8 : yellow to blue-purple) and also used in spectrophotometric determination of serum-albumin.
Solubility
Insoluble in water. Soluble in ethanol (80 mg/ml), alcohol, methanol (4 mg/ml), methyl cellosolve (300 mg/ml) and dilute alkalies.
Notes
Transition interval: pH 5.2 (yellow) to pH 6.8 (purple)
RUO – Research Use Only
General References:
- Hill PG, et al. Bromocresol purple and the measurement of albumin. Falsely high plasma albumin concentrations eliminated by increased reagent ionic strength.Ann Clin Biochem.1983,20(5), 264-70.
- Ueno T.; Hirayama S.; Sugihara M.; Miida T. ANNALS EXPRESS: The bromocresol green assay, but not the modified bromocresol purple assay, overestimates the serum albumin concentration in nephrotic syndrome through reaction with α2-macroglobulin.Ann. Clin. Biochem.2015.