PHENOL RED 0.5% SOLUTION IN DULBECCO'S PHOSPHATE BUFFERED SALINE

General description

Phenol red belongs to the class of triphenylmethane dyes and is widely used in the textile industry.

Application

Phenol red solution has been used:

• as a tracer dye for microinjection of zebrafish eggs
• as a component of the mMW medium for the preparation of mouse embryos
• in the preparation of versene-ethylenediamine tetraacetic acid (EDTA) solution
• as a pH indicator in Dulbecco′s modified Eagle medium (DMEM) during glycolytic stress (GST) tests and mitochondrial stress tests (MST) to evaluate metabolic function in cells.

Biochem/physiol Actions

Phenol red solution acts as a pH indicator for the culture medium.Phenol red solution acts as a pH indicator for the culture medium that turns yellow at a pH of 6.4 or lower and changes into red at a pH of 8.2 or higher. It enables a fast and simple assessment of the culture′s health. In addition to its application as a pH indicator in culture mediums, Phenol red is used to detect human peroxidase enzyme activity, as well as cellular hydrogen peroxide levels, in various experiments.

Features and Benefits

High-quality, endotoxin-tested solution, suitable for mammalian cell culture.

Preparation Note

Prepared in Dulbecco′s Phosphate Buffered Saline.