Cresol Red sodium salt acts as a constituent of polymerase chain reaction reagent systems. It is useful as a pH indicator with color changes with pH 0.2 - pH 1.8 and pH 7.1 - 8.8. Further, it plays an important role in molecular biology reactions in place of other loading dyes.
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Applications
Cresol Red sodium salt acts as a constituent of polymerase chain reaction reagent systems. It is useful as a pH indicator with color changes with pH 0.2 - pH 1.8 and pH 7.1 - 8.8. Further, it plays an important role in molecular biology reactions in place of other loading dyes.
Solubility
Soluble in water, dilute alcohols, acids, alkalies and ethanol.
Notes
Transition interval (acid): pH 0.2 (red) to pH 1.8 (yellow); (alkaline) pH 7.2 (yellow) to pH 8.8 (red)Incompatible with strong oxidizing agents.
RUO – Research Use Only
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Mukherjee, S.; Hill, M. R.; Sumerlin, B. S. Self-healing hydrogels containing reversible oxime crosslinks. Soft matter 2015, 11 (30), 6152-6161.