Carbol fuchsin

Carbol fuchsin, carbol-fuchsin, or carbolfuchsin, is a mixture of phenoland basic fuchsin, used in bacterialstainingprocedures. It is commonly used in the staining of mycobacteriaas it has an affinity for the mycolic acidsfound in their cell walls. It is a component of Ziehl-Neelsen stain.

Carbol-fuchsin is also used as a topical antiseptic.

Its CAS numberis 4197-24-4[1].

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