Just like "Formalin," a brand name now used interchangeably with "formaldehyde."
And your trivia of the day: "Formaldehyde was the first polyatomic organic molecule detected in the interstellar medium" Courtesy of Wikipedia. Tim Morken UCSF Pathology -----Original Message----- From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of WILLIAM DESALVO Sent: Monday, September 09, 2013 2:00 PM To: Rene J Buesa; Ada Feldman; histonet Subject: RE: [Histonet] Oil red O I believe the answer should be - Oil Red O is a brand name (not uncommon in the dye indutry) and represents the two dyes found in the compound, Solvent Red 27 and Sudan Red 5B William DeSalvo, BS HTL(ASCP) > Date: Mon, 9 Sep 2013 13:32:08 -0700 > From: rjbu...@yahoo.com > To: adafeld...@anatechltdusa.com; histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu > Subject: Re: [Histonet] Oil red O > CC: > > There you have it! > René J. > > > ________________________________ > From: Ada Feldman <adafeld...@anatechltdusa.com> > To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu > Sent: Monday, September 9, 2013 4:13 PM > Subject: Re: [Histonet] Oil red O > > > As you are finding out the answers to dye nomenclature you can had these > endings to your list of the "O' in Oil red O: > Oil red EGN > Oil red 4B > > > Ada Feldman > Anatech Ltd. > 1020 Harts Lake Road > Battle Creek, MI 49037 > > Phone: 800.262.8324 > Phone: 269.964.6450 > Fax: 269.964.8084 > adafeld...@anatechltdusa.com > > > > > On Sep 9, 2013, at 3:59 PM, Connolly, Brett M wrote: > > > I'm not sure, but whatever you do... don't store it next to the Sudan Black > > B...you'll stink up the lab!! > > > > Brett M. Connolly, Ph.D. > > Principal Scientist, Imaging Dept. > > Merck & Co., Inc. > > PO Box 4, WP-44K > > West Point, PA 19486 > > brett_conno...@merck.com > > T- 215-652-2501 > > F- 215-993-6803 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu > > [mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of P.E. > > Visser > > Sent: Monday, September 09, 2013 3:41 PM > > To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu > > Subject: [Histonet] Oil red O > > > > Hi all > > > > I was requested where the O stands for. who has any suggestion. > > > > > > > > Regards Piet Visser > > > > Histotech Bronovo The Netherlands > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Histonet mailing list > > Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu > > http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet > > Notice: This e-mail message, together with any attachments, > > contains information of Merck & Co., Inc. (One Merck Drive, > > Whitehouse Station, New Jersey, USA 08889), and/or its affiliates > > Direct contact information for affiliates is available at > > http://www.merck.com/contact/contacts.html) that may be > > confidential, proprietary copyrighted and/or legally privileged. It > > is intended solely for the use of the individual or entity named on > > this message. If you are not the intended recipient, and have > > received this message in error, please notify us immediately by > > reply e-mail and then delete it from your system. > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Histonet mailing list > > Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu > > http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet > > _______________________________________________ > Histonet mailing list > Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu > http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet > _______________________________________________ > Histonet mailing list > Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu > http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet _______________________________________________ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet _______________________________________________ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet