Application
- Congo red has been used as a histochemical stain for the quantification of amyloid deposits in brain tissues.
- It has been used as a cell wall inhibiting agent in fungus Cryptococcus neoformans.
- It has also been used to study microstructural details in the cell walls of raw potato and fried potato using confocal microscopy.
Biochem/physiol Actions
Congo red is a benzidine-based anionic diazo dye. It is a histological dye which binds to many amyloid proteins and is used for the quantification of amyloid β-peptide aggregation. Congo red also interacts with β-D-glucans, polysaccharides containing continuous β-(1→4)-linked D-glucopyranosyl units and some hemicellulosic galactoglucomannans.
- UPC:
- 51281612
- Condition:
- New
- Weight:
- 1.00 Ounces
- HazmatClass:
- No
- WeightUOM:
- LB
- MPN:
- C6767-25G
