[Histonet] Oil red O

[Morken, Timothy]

Just like "Formalin," a brand name now used interchangeably with "formaldehyde."

And your trivia of the day:

"Formaldehyde was the first polyatomic organic molecule detected in the interstellar medium"

Courtesy of Wikipedia.

Tim Morken
UCSF Pathology

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From: histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of WILLIAM DESALVO
Sent: Monday, September 09, 2013 2:00 PM
To: Rene J Buesa; Ada Feldman; histonet
Subject: RE: [Histonet] Oil red O

I believe the answer should be - Oil Red O is a brand name (not uncommon in the dye indutry) and represents the two dyes found in the compound, Solvent Red 27 and Sudan Red 5B

William DeSalvo, BS HTL(ASCP)

> Date: Mon, 9 Sep 2013 13:32:08 -0700
> From: rjbuesa <@t> yahoo.com
> To: adafeldman <@t> anatechltdusa.com; histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu
> Subject: Re: [Histonet] Oil red O
> CC: 
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> There you have it!
> René J.
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> From: Ada Feldman <adafeldman <@t> anatechltdusa.com>
> To: histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu
> Sent: Monday, September 9, 2013 4:13 PM
> Subject: Re: [Histonet] Oil red O
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> 
> As you are finding out the answers to dye nomenclature you can had these endings to your list of the "O' in Oil red O:
> Oil red EGN
> Oil red 4B
> 
> 
> Ada Feldman
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> On Sep 9, 2013, at 3:59 PM, Connolly, Brett M wrote:
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> > I'm not sure, but whatever you do... don't store it next to the Sudan Black B...you'll stink up the lab!!
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> > Brett M. Connolly, Ph.D.
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> > -----Original Message-----
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> > Visser
> > Sent: Monday, September 09, 2013 3:41 PM
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> > Subject: [Histonet] Oil red O
> > 
> > Hi all
> > 
> > I was requested where the O stands for. who has any suggestion.
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> > 
> > Regards Piet Visser
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> > Histotech Bronovo The Netherlands
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