Description / Application
Pyronin Y is an organic chloride salt having 6-(dimethylamino)-N,N-dimethyl-3H-xanthen-3-iminium as the cation. Used with methyl green to selectively demonstrate RNA (red) in contrast to DNA (green) with the Unna-Pappenheim method. It has a role as a histological dye. It is an iminium salt and an organic chloride salt. It contains a pyronin Y cation.
Identities
| Alternative Name | CI 45005, Pyronin G |
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| Molecular Formula | C17H19ClN2O |
| Molecular Weight | 302.8 |
| MFCD | MFCD00011725 |
Safety
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| Signal Word | Warning |
| Hazard Statements | H315;H319;H335 |
| Precautionary Statements | P261;P264;P271;P280;P302+P352;P304+P340;P305+P351+P338;P312;P321;P332+P313;P337+P313;P362;P403+P233;P405;P501 |