An organic sodium salt that is the trisodium salt of 5-[(3-carboxy-5-methyl-4-oxocyclohexa-2,5-dien-1-ylidene)(2-sulfophenyl)methyl]-2-hydroxy-3-methylbenzoic acid. It can be used for the detection of some metals in tissue.
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A dye used in microscopic or electron microscopic examination of cells and tissues to give contrast and to highlight particular features of interest, such as nuclei and cytoplasm.