Modified Oil Red O Staining Kit
Product Sizes
50mL
£138.00
RA20128-50ML
100mL
£154.00
RA20128-100ML
About this Product
- SKU:
- RA20128
- Extra Details:
- Lipids are a general term for neutral fats; lipoids; and their derivatives. Their common physical property is insolubility in water and solubility in organic solvents (e.g.; ethanol; ether). Human fat mainly includes: Storage fat; such as neutral fat; primarily distributed in subcutaneous tissue; kidneys; pancreas; etc.; Structural fat; such as lipoids (phospholipids; glycolipids; cholesterol); mainly found intracellularly. Neutral fat is composed of three fatty acid molecules and one glycerol molecule. It is neutral and serves as one form of energy storage; releasing energy upon oxidation. Traditional neutral fat staining methods include Sudan II; Sudan III; Sudan IV; Sudan Black B; and Oil Red O. Recent studies have shown that the azo dye Oil Red O is more suitable for fat staining. Oil Red O is a strong lipid solvent and lipophilic dye; easily forming small lipid droplets with triglycerides; though its affinity for phospholipids is slightly weaker. The staining mechanism is generally considered a physical dissolution or adsorption process. The dye dissolves in lipids within frozen sections more readily than in the original solvent; thus transferring from the organic solvent into the lipid; resulting in fat staining. EnkiLife Modified Oil Red O Staining Solution is primarily used to demonstrate fatty degeneration and abnormal lipid deposition in tissues and organs; commonly seen in fatty degeneration of parenchymal organs such as liver; kidney; and heart; where numerous neutral fat droplets appear intracellularly. It is also used for the identification and diagnosis of tumors in adipose tissue and their nature. Positive fat staining appears orange-yellow to red; with exact color depending on lipid concentration.
- Research Area:
- Pathology
- Shipping Conditions:
- Blue Ice
- Storage Conditions:
- store at 2-8[o]C for 12 months
- Type:
- Assay Kits: Staining & Imaging
