3-432: Lactophenol cotton blue (LCB) is a mixture of methyl blue , a histological stain , and lactophenol (a solution of phenol , lactic acid , and glycerol in water). It is used in wet-mount preparations for visualization of fungal structures, especially in medical mycology . Methyl blue stains fungal cell walls a bright cerulean color, while lactophenol acts as a mountant . This microbiology -related article
6-547: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Methyl blue Methyl blue is a chemical compound with the molecular formula C 37 H 27 N 3 Na 2 O 9 S 3 . It is used as a stain in histology , and stains collagen blue in tissue sections. It can be used in some differential staining techniques such as Mallory's connective tissue stain and Gömöri trichrome stain , and can be used to mediate electron transfer in microbial fuel cells . Fungal cell walls are also stained by methyl blue. Methyl blue
9-419: Is also available in mixture with water blue , under name Aniline Blue WS , Aniline blue, China blue, or Soluble blue; and in a solution of phenol , glycerol , and lactic acid under the name Lactophenol cotton blue (LPCB), which is used for microscopic visualization of fungi. Methyl blue ([[4-[Bis[4-[(sulfophenyl)amino]phenyl]methylene]-2,5-cyclohexadien-1-ylidene]amino]-benzenesulfonic acid disodium salt)
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