abcolblueb ;C.I.SolventBlue35 ;SUDAN BLUE II, FOR MICROSCOPY;Transparent Blue B;Liquid Solvent Blue;Oil Blue 35;9,10-Anthracenedione, 1,4-bis(butylamino)-;Sudan blue II (C.I. 61554)
Sudan Blue II is also known as Solvent Blue 35 or Oil Blue 35 and is a member of the Sudan family of hydrophobic fat-staining dyes. Sudan dyes are a group of lipid soluble solvent dyes often called lysochromes, in structural classification they are diazo dyes. They are predominantly used for staining triglycerides in animal tissues (frozen sections). With the use of certain solvents, may also be used to stain some protein bound lipids in paraffin sections.
