| Congo red |
a red-brown azo dye especially as a chemical pH indicator (congo red is red in basic and blue in acidic solutions)
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| Congo red paper |
wet filter paper with a 0.2 per cent solution of Congo red in water, dried, and cut in strips.
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| Congo red |
an odorless, dark red or reddish brown powder which decomposes on exposure to acid fumes. It is used as a diagnostic aid in amyloidosis, and has been used as an antihemolytic and detoxicant. See also under tests.
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| Congo red |
Congo red is the sodium salt of benzidinediazo-bis-1-naphtylamine-4-sulfonic acid. It is a secondary diazo dye. Congo red is water soluble, yielding a red colloidal solution. It is used for the dyeing of cotton, despite its sensitivity to light and acids. In biochemistry and histology, congo red is used to stain microscopic preparates, especially as a cytoplasm and erythrocyte stain. ...
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| Congo red |
specific stain for detection of amyloid fibrils. Proteins with a beta-pleated sheet structure will display red-green birefringence under polarized light.
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