Nigrosin
Basic dyes: Crystal violet, Methylene blue, Malachite green, Safranin. Acidic dyes: Nigrosin, Congo red
Congo red is an azo dye that acts as a pH indicator and is classified as an acidic substance. It changes color depending on the pH of the solution, appearing red in acidic conditions and blue in alkaline conditions. Due to its structure, it can donate protons, which contributes to its acidic behavior.
Congo red is a synthetic dye that exhibits acidic properties. It is often used as a pH indicator, changing color from blue in alkaline solutions to red in acidic environments. This characteristic makes it useful in various applications, including biological staining and pH testing.
The Congo River, also known as the Zaire River
The Congo River, also known as the Zaire River
The country formerly called Zaire changed in 1997 to the Democratic Republic of Congo, D.R. Congo, or D.R.C. It is also called Congo-Kinshasa (Kinshasa being the capital.) This is to distinguish it from the neighboring "Republic of Congo" (Congo-Brazaville). D.R. Congo, or Congo-Kinshasa, is the former Belgian Congo. The Republic of Congo, or Congo-Brazaville, is the former French Congo.
Acidic Congo red is a negatively charged dye that can stain the background of a specimen, giving the appearance of a negative stain. This effect is due to the electrostatic repulsion between the negative charge of the dye and the negatively charged cellular components, causing the dye to be excluded from the cells and stain the background instead.
Au Congo-Brazzaville and au Congo-Kinshasa are French equivalents of the English phrase "in Congo." The first example references the central-west African country officially called the Republic of the Congo while the second example refers to the neighboring country officially known as the Democratic Republic of the Congo in English while The respective pronunciations will be "o kon-go-bra-tsa-veel" and "o kon-go keen-sha-za" in French.
One example is adding "an" to "Congo" to get "Congoan." Another case is adding "es" to "Chile" to form "Chiles." Lastly, adding "ia" to "Samoa" results in "Samoaia."
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Acidic Congo red stain is a synthetic dye that is based on the structure of azo compounds, which contain an azo group (-N=N-). It is an anionic dye, meaning it carries a negative charge, and is used primarily in histology to detect amyloid deposits in tissues, as it binds to the β-pleated sheet structure characteristic of amyloid proteins. Upon binding, Congo red exhibits a characteristic red color, and under polarized light, it displays a green birefringence, which is indicative of amyloid presence.
This phrase is an example of Iambic Pentameter. The Congo was a poem written by Vachel Lindsay in 1913 in a magazine called "Poetry, a Magazine of Verse".