Shelf life (days): 1460.0
Formulation: A crystalline solid
Formal Name: 4,4’-(1,1-dioxido-3H-2,1-benzoxathiol-3-ylidene)bis-2,6-dibromo-phenol
Formula Markup: C19H10Br4O5S
Formula Weight: 670.0
CAS Number: 115-39-9
Notes: Bromophenol blue is commonly used as a pH indicator, a color marker to monitor the progress of agarose or polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis, and a dye to detect proteins and nucleic acids (absorbance at 610 nm), particularly when staining living tissues.{22795,22796,22797} As an acid-base indicator its useful pH range is 3-4.6 where the color changes from yellow at pH 3.0 to purple at pH 4.6.{22794}