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Fluorescent Dyes & Stains
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Filipin (from Streptomyces filipinensis) [11078-21-0] HO6d .......................
Polyene antibiotic fluorochrome for cholesterol determination.
Used as an antifungal agent.
Cytometry, 8, 146 (1987)
Fluorescein diacetate [596-09-8] A2f ..........................................
(Diacetylfluorescein; 3,6-Diacetoxyfluoran) MW 416.39 mp 198-201° l max 498nm
Lipase substrate. Also a fluorescent substrate in studies on membrane permeability and intracellular
interactions. Anal. Chem., 36, 409 (1964); J. Biol. Chem., 258, 6380 (1983)
Fluorescein, Sodium Salt, C.I. 45350 [518-47-8] .................................
(Acid Yellow, Uraine Color) MW 376.27 C 20 H 10 Na 2 O 5
Fluorescein sodium is used extensively as a diagnostic tool in the field of ophthalmology and optometry.
Topical fluorescein is used for the diagnosis of corneal abrasions, ulcers and herpetic corneal
infections. Merck 13, 4185, Beilstein 19, IV, 2904
Fungi-Fluor ® Kit for Fungal Detection .........................................
Many opportunistic infections develop in the immunosuppressed patient
suffering from AIDS. A number of these are caused by various fungal species
including Candida, Aspergillus, Histoplasma, and Coccidioides. Fungi-
Fluor Kit for Fungal Detection offers a quick fluorescent stain/counterstain
procedure for various fungal organisms. Can be used to screen a variety of
specimen types from sputum to skin scrapings for fungal detection.
Technical Data Sheet #316
Kit contains: 75ml of staining solution A and 75ml of counterstaining solution B
Benefits:
• More accurate than KOH preps
• Rapidly offers greater morphologic detail than PAS or silver stains
• Counterstain greatly reduces background fluorescence
• One kit stains over 500 slides
Specimen types:
• Fresh or frozen clinical specimen
• Paraffin or GMA-embedded tissues
Fungi-Fluor ® Pneumocystis Kit HU2agm .......................................
Pneumocystis carinii is an organism that can cause Pneumocystis carinii
pneumonia (PCP) in severely immune compromised patients. Early detection
allows the introduction of appropriate treatment and may improve the
chances of patient survival. The Fungi-Fluor ® Pneumocystis Kit offers a fast,
fluorescent staining procedure for Pneumocystis carinii in bronchial specimens.
100 tests per kit. Technical Data Sheet #483
Kit contains: 10ml of Fungi-Fluor ® staining solution and 10 positive
unstained control slides (smears).
Benefits:
• Direct Pneumocystis carinii cysts
• Stain for 3 minutes to stain and read
• Permanent slides - slides can be reactivated if fluorescence dims
• Minimal prep and clean-up
Specimen Types:
• Bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL)
• Bronchial brush or wash
• Touch prep of fresh tissue
• Paraffin section and frozen sections
Catalog # Size
08707-50 50 mg
08707-100 100 mg
00615-5 5 g
24997-100 100 g
24997-500 500 g
17442-1 1 kit
22363-1 1 kit
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