Merck, TMS-010-C, Alcian-Blue Staining Solution

General description
Alcian blues, are a family of polyvalent basic dyes, of which, the Alcian blue 8G has been historically the most common and the most reliable member. It is used to stain acidic polysaccharides such as glycosaminoglycans in cartilages and other body structures, some types of mucopolysaccharides, sialylated glycocalyx of cells etc. Alcian blue if often used to identify Chondrocytes from differentiated cultures of both human and rodent mesenchymal stem cells.
Application
Research Category
Stem Cell Research
Research Sub Category
Osteobiology

Arthritis
Physical form
Product is presented as a 1% w/v Alcian Blue solution in acetic acid at pH 2.5.
Product is presented as a 1% w/v Alcian Blue solution.
Preparation Note
Store at room temperature for up to 4 months from date of receipt. If Alcian-Blue solution forms a precipitate, remove particulates by passage through a 0.22 or 0.45-micron filter.
Analysis Note
Solution is blue with no particulates present. Solution is suitable for endpoint cell culture assays.
Disclaimer
Unless otherwise stated in our catalog or other company documentation accompanying the product(s), our products are intended for research use only and are not to be used for any other purpose, which includes but is not limited to, unauthorized commercial uses, in vitro diagnostic uses, ex vivo or in vivo therapeutic uses or any type of consumption or application to humans or animals.