Carbol fuchsin, carbol-fuchsin, or carbolfuchsin, is a mixture of phenol and basic fuchsin, used in bacterial staining procedures. It is commonly used in the staining of mycobacteria as it has an affinity for the mycolic acids found in their cell walls.
It is a component of Ziehl-Neelsen stain.[1][2]
Carbol-fuchsin is also used as a topical antiseptic.
Its CAS number is []. It is also known as Castellani's paint in the US.
References
- ^ Angra P, Ridderhof J, Smithwick R (July 2003). "Comparison of two different strengths of carbol fuchsin in Ziehl-Neelsen staining for detecting acid-fast bacilli". J. Clin. Microbiol. 41 (7): 3459. PMID 12843125. PMC: 165351. http://jcm.asm.org/cgi/pmidlookup?view=long&pmid=12843125.
- ^ Selvakumar N, Rahman F, Rajasekaran S, Narayanan PR, Frieden TR (August 2002). "Inefficiency of 0.3% carbol fuchsin in ziehl-neelsen staining for detecting acid-fast bacilli". J. Clin. Microbiol. 40 (8): 3041–3. PMID 12149374. PMC: 120628. http://jcm.asm.org/cgi/pmidlookup?view=long&pmid=12149374.
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