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Metanil yellow (CAS 587-98-4)

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Alternate Names:
3-(4-Anilinophenylazo)benzenesulfonic acid sodium salt; Acid Yellow 36
Application:
Metanil yellow is a microscopy stain and pH indicator
CAS Number:
587-98-4
Molecular Weight:
375.38
Molecular Formula:
C18H14N3O3S•Na
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Metanil Yellow is an acid dye that has a color index of 13065 and a dye content of 70%. Studies using cross-linked chitosan beads suggest that Metanil Yellow has an adsorption capacity of 3.56 mmol g−1 at pH4 and 30 degrees Celsius. Alternate studies indicate that photocatalytic degradation of Metanil Yellow can be carried out using TiO2 as a photocatalyst under UV irradiation. In addition, ion chromatography of Metanil Yellow displayed complete mineralization into CO2, N2, H2O and inorganic ions such as NH4+, NO3− and SO42-. Furthermore, Metanil Yellow is useful in spectrophotometric methods to determine the presence of trace amounts of nitrates and nitrites in solution. The method utilizes the fact that potassium bromate can catalyze the discoloring of Metanil Yellow which can then be analyzed by spectrophotometry.


Metanil yellow (CAS 587-98-4) References

  1. Competitive adsorption of dye metanil yellow and RB15 in acid solutions on chemically cross-linked chitosan beads.  |  Chiou, MS. and Chuang, GS. 2006. Chemosphere. 62: 731-40. PMID: 15967484
  2. Decolorization of sulfonated azo dye Metanil Yellow by newly isolated bacterial strains: Bacillus sp. strain AK1 and Lysinibacillus sp. strain AK2.  |  Anjaneya, O., et al. 2011. J Hazard Mater. 190: 351-8. PMID: 21470774
  3. Bees' honey attenuation of metanil-yellow-induced hepatotoxicity in rats.  |  Al-Malki, AL. and Sayed, AA. 2013. Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. 2013: 614580. PMID: 23818929
  4. Ameliorating efficacy of eugenol against metanil yellow induced toxicity in albino Wistar rats.  |  Sharma, UK., et al. 2019. Food Chem Toxicol. 126: 34-40. PMID: 30738991
  5. Metanil yellow promotes oxidative stress, astrogliosis, and apoptosis in the cerebellar cortex of adult male rat with possible protective effect of scutellarin: A histological and immunohistochemical study.  |  Tawfeek, SE., et al. 2021. Tissue Cell. 73: 101624. PMID: 34419739
  6. Rapid determination of metanil yellow in turmeric using a molecularly imprinted polymer dispersive solid-phase extraction and visible light spectrophotometry.  |  Arabkhani, S., et al. 2022. Food Chem. 380: 132120. PMID: 35077985
  7. Simple One-step Solid-state Synthesis of Highly Crystalline N Doped Carbon Dots As Selective Turn Off-sensor for Picric Acid and Metanil Yellow.  |  Abbasi, A. and Shakir, M. 2022. J Fluoresc. 32: 1239-1246. PMID: 35353276
  8. Metanil Yellow dye adsorption using green and chemical mediated synthesized manganese ferrite: An insight into equilibrium, kinetics and thermodynamics.  |  Sivashankar, R., et al. 2022. Chemosphere. 307: 136218. PMID: 36041520
  9. Determination of metanil yellow dye in turmeric powder using a unique fluorescence Europium doped carbon dots.  |  Abdel-Lateef, MA., et al. 2023. Spectrochim Acta A Mol Biomol Spectrosc. 287: 122124. PMID: 36427404
  10. Metanil yellow: a bifunctional inducer of hepatic phase I and phase II xenobiotic-metabolizing enzymes.  |  Das, M., et al. 1997. Food Chem Toxicol. 35: 835-8. PMID: 9350229

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Metanil yellow, 100 g

sc-215306
100 g
$37.00