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arrow12NMA, (Methyl-5-Norbornene-2,3-Dicarboxylic Anhydride)

C10H10O3   F.W. 178.19   CAS #25134-21-8
Specific Gravity @20/20°C : 1.245
b.p. @ 10mm Hg : 140°C
An epoxy hardener

RT 19000   450ml 16.00 cart
RT 19001   4x450ml 60.00 cart

arrow12Nigrosin, Certified, C.I. #50420

(Acid Black 2; Gray R, B, BB; Indulin Black; Nigrosin W, WL ; Silver Gray; Steel Gray)
CAS #8005-03-06
Solubility: 10.0% Water; 0.0% Alcohol; 1.0% Cellosolve; 11.0% Glycol; 0.0% Xylene
For negative staining of bacteria. With Basic Fuchsin, staining bacteria spores. Dorner, Le Lait, 6, 8 (1926). Biochem. Biophys. Acta 69,159 (1963).

RT 19010   25g 30.00 cart

arrow12Nile Blue A, Certified, C.I. #51180

(Basic Blue 12, Nile Blue Sulfate)
(C20H20N3O)2SO4   F.W. 732.84   CAS #3625-57-8

Solubility: 6.0% Water; 5.0% Alcohol; 5.0% Cellosolve; 5.0% Glycol; 0.25% Xylene.
Dye content: approx. 65%
Differentiates melamins and lipofuscins; Used in fat staining.
Lillie, Stain Tech., 31,151 (1956); J. Histochem., 4,377; Z. Anal. Chem. 260, 290 (1972).
For staining bone sections. Cytologia, 11, 261 (1940)

RT 19020   10g 32.00 cart

arrow12Ninhydrin, Crystal, Reagent

(1,2,3-Triketohydrindene Monohydrate)
C9O4·H2O   F.W. 178.15   CAS #485-47-2

RT 19030   25g 49.00 cart

arrow12Nitro Blue Tetrazolium Chloride

(Nitro, BT, p-Nitrotetrazolium Blue; 2, 2´-Di-p-nitrophenyl-5, 5´diphenyl-[3, 3´-dimethoxy-4, 4´-diphenylene] ditetrazolium chloride)
C40H30Cl2N10O6   F.W. 817.6   CAS 298-83-9 

Approx. 98% (TLC).
Contains up to 10% solvent. A substrate for dehydrogenases and other oxidases

0-5ºC 19035-01   100mg 48.00 cart
0-5ºC 19035-05   1gm 425.00 cart

Also available in tablet form. Tablet contains 10mg substrate per tablet.

0-5ºC 19035-10   10 tablets/pk 50.00 cart

arrow12Nitrocellulose,

Please see Parlodion Purified Strips.

RT 19220   10g 50.00 cart

arrow12NSA, Nonenyl Succinic Anhydride,

Specially Distilled EM Grade
F.W. 227   CAS #28928-97-4
b.p. 325°C
Viscosity: 102.8 at 25°C
Density: 1.08gm/cm3
An epoxy hardener specially distilled. The special distillation process offers you much clearer blocks than the standard NSA

RT 19050   450ml 25.00 cart
RT 19051   4x450ml 92.00 cart

arrow12Orange II, Certified, C.I. #15510

(Acid Orange 7; Acid Orange II, Y or A; Gold Orange; Mandarin G; Orange A, P or R; Orange Extra; Tropaoelin OOO No.2)
C16H11N2O4SNa   F.W. 350.33   CAS #633-96-5
Solubility: 3.0% Water; 0.15% Alcohol; 2.5% Cellosolve; 8.0% Glycol; 0.0% Xylene
Dye Content: approx. 75%

A general tissue stain with Eosin and Azur-C. French, Stain Tech., 1, 79 (1926). Counterstain for Heidenhain's Hematoxylin in animal histology. A substitute for Orange G if a stronger yellow is desired for contrast. J. Lab. Med., 28, 995 (1943)

RT 19060   25g 22.00 cart

arrow12Orange G, Certified, C.I. #16230

(Acid Orange 10, Wood Orange 2G)
C16H10N2O7S2Na2   F.W.. 452.38   CAS #1936-15-8
Solubility: 8.0% Water; 0.22% Alcohol; 1.7% Cellosolve; 3.0% Glycol; 0.0% Xylene Dye Content: approx. 60%

Kornhauser's Quad stain for most elementary structures of tissues. Stain Tech., 18, 985 (1943) Mallory's tissue stain for connective tissue. Mallory, J. Exper. Med., 5,15 (1900). Used with safranin and tannic acid for showing shoot apex in plant tissue. Stain Tech., 18, 105 (1943).

RT 19070   25g 22.00 cart

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