Cresyl violet

Cresyl violet

Names
IUPAC name (9-dimethylamino-10-methyl-benzo[a]phenoxazin-5-ylidene)ammonium chloride
Other names 9-(Dimethylamino)-5-imino-10-methyl-5H-benzo(a)phenoxazine hydrochloride; Cresole Violet
Identifiers
ChemSpider	27064
Jmol interactive 3D	Image
InChI InChI=1S/C19H17N3O.ClH/c1-11-8-15-17(10-16(11)22(2)3)23-18-9-14(20)12-6-4-5-7-13(12)19(18)21-15;/h4-10,20H,1-3H3;1H Key: ZHAFUINZIZIXFC-UHFFFAOYSA-N InChI=1/C19H17N3O.ClH/c1-11-8-15-17(10-16(11)22(2)3)23-18-9-14(20)12-6-4-5-7-13(12)19(18)21-15;/h4-10,20H,1-3H3;1H Key: ZHAFUINZIZIXFC-UHFFFAOYAN
SMILES [Cl-].N=1c4c(OC=3C=1c2ccccc2\C(=[NH2+])\C=3)cc(c(c4)C)N(C)C
Properties
Chemical formula	C19H18ClN3O
Molar mass	339.8187
Hazards
Flash point	245.5 °C (473.9 °F; 518.6 K)
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Cresyl violet is an organic compound with the chemical formula C₁₉H₁₈ClN₃O. It is a basic dye and is used as a common stain in histology.

Cresyl violet stain

c. 0.1% Cresyl violet in H2O. d. 1% Cresyl violet in H2O.

It is used in biology and medicine as a histological stain. Cresyl violet is an effective and reliable stain used for light microscopy sections. Initially, tissue sections are "defatted" by passing through graded dilutions of ethanol. Then, rehydrated by passing back through decreasing concentrations of ethanol. Lastly, back into water. The ethanol solutions act to differentiate the stain, causing myelin and other components to lose color whereas perikarya retain the color. It is also used to find Helicobacter pylori.^[1]

Intestinal mucins also take up the stain although not as strongly as campylobacter-like organisms. ^[2]

Cresyl violet is used to stain Heinz bodies in red blood corpuscles or for staining of the neurons in the brain and spinal cord. It is used to demonstrate the nissl substance in the neurons and cell nuclei. In this role it is also often used as a counterstain to Luxol fast blue, which stains the myelin.

Exemple of cresyl violet staining in mouse brain

References

1. Goggin N, Rowland M, Imrie C, Walsh D, Clyne M, Drumm B (1998). "Effect of Helicobacter pylori eradication on the natural history of duodenal ulcer disease". Arch. Dis. Child. 79 (6): 502–5. doi:10.1136/adc.79.6.502. PMC 1717771. PMID 10210995.
2. Burnett RA, Brown IL, Findlay J (1987). "Cresyl fast violet staining method for Campylobacter like organisms". J. Clin. Pathol. 40 (3): 353. doi:10.1136/jcp.40.3.353-b. PMC 1140916. PMID 2435763. Free Full Text.

External links

• About stains - University of Western Australia.