Description

• General description: Phenol red belongs to the class of triphenylmethane dyes and is widely used in the textile industry.[1]
• Application: Phenol red solution has been used:as a tracer dye for microinjection of zebrafish eggs[2]as a component of the mMW medium for the preparation of mouse embryos[3]in the preparation of versene-ethylenediamine tetraacetic acid (EDTA) solution[4]as a pH indicator in Dulbecco′s modified Eagle medium (DMEM) during glycolytic stress (GST) tests and mitochondrial stress tests (MST) to evaluate metabolic function in cells.[5]
• Biochem/physiol Actions: Phenol red solution acts as a pH indicator for the culture medium.[6]Phenol red solution acts as a pH indicator for the culture medium that turns yellow at a pH of 6.4 or lower and changes into red at a pH of 8.2 or higher. It enables a fast and simple assessment of the culture′s health. In addition to its application as a pH indicator in culture mediums, Phenol red is used to detect human peroxidase enzyme activity, as well as cellular hydrogen peroxide levels, in various experiments.
• Features and Benefits: High-quality, endotoxin-tested solution, suitable for mammalian cell culture.
• Preparation Note: Prepared in Dulbecco′s Phosphate Buffered Saline.