Methyl Green, Certified C.N. #DcG-20
(Zinc Chloride Salt; Ethyl Green)
C27H35N3C12·ZnC12 F.W. 608.79 CAS #7114-03-6
Solubility: 8.0% water; 3.0% Alcohol; 1.8% Cellosolve; 3.5% Glycol; 0.0% Xylene.
- Used as a counterstain in Almann's aniline acid fuchsin technique for mitochrondria; used in Kurnick's Methyl Green-Pyonin stain for nuclei and cystoplasmic granules of liver cells. Marker for DNA at acid and neutral conditions. J.B. Boyd, H.R. Mitchell, (1965) Anal. Biochem., 13, 28.
- Used for epoxy-embedded thick sections. Sievers, J. (1971).
- Basic two-dye stains for epoxy-embedded 0.3-1 micron sections. Stain Technol., 46:195