Auramine O
SIGMA/A9655 - Dye content ≥80 %, certified by the BSC
Synonym: 4,4′-(Imidocarbonyl)bis(N,N-dimethylaniline) monohydrochloride; Basic Yellow 2; Pyoctaninum aureum
CAS Number: 2465-27-2
Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): C17H21N3 · HCl
Molecular Weight: 303.83
EC Number: 219-567-2
MDL Number: MFCD00012484
Linear Formula: C17H21N3 · HCl
Product Type: Chemical
| λmax | 370 nm in H2O |
| 432 nm in H2O | |
| agency | certified by the BSC |
| application(s) | diagnostic assay manufacturing hematology histology |
| color | yellow to green |
| composition | Dye content, ≥80% |
| form | powder |
| InChI | 1S/C17H21N3.ClH/c1-19(2)1 |
| InChI key | KSCQDDRPFHTIRL-UHFFFAOYSA |
| mp | >250 °C (dec.) (lit.) |
| Quality Level | 200 ![]() |
| SMILES string | Cl[H].CN(C)c1ccc(cc1)C(=N |
| solubility | ethanol: 1 mg/mL, yellow to orange |
| storage temp. | room temp |
| technique(s) | microbe id | staining: suitable |
| Application: | Auramine O has been used to study its absorption by a natural biopolymer poly (γ-glutamic acid). |
| General description: | Certified for use by fluorescence microscopy in Churukian′s modification of Truant′s fluorescent method for acid fast bacilli on paraffin sections. Auramine O is used for the staining of acid-fast organisms like coccidia. Along with carbol, it generates brilliant yellow fluorochrome of tubercle bacilli. It is effective in detecting positive cases of tuberculosis. Auramine O binds to the mycolic acid in the bacterial cell wall. |
| Packaging: | 25 g in glass bottle |
| Symbol | ![]() ![]() GHS07,GHS08,GHS09 |
| Signal word | Warning |
| Hazard statements | H302 - H319 - H351 - H411 |
| Precautionary statements | P201 - P273 - P301 + P312 + P330 - P305 + P351 + P338 - P308 + P313 |
| Hazard Codes | T |
| Risk Statements | 22-24-40 |
| Safety Statements | 36/37-45 |
| RIDADR | UN 2811 6.1 / PGIII |
| WGK Germany | WGK 3 |
| mp | >250 °C (dec.) (lit.) |
| Storage Temp. | room temp |
| Colour Index Number | 41000 |
| UNSPSC | 12171500 |




