Methylene Blue, anhydrous (C.I. 52015)
Assay: 98.0 - 103.0 % (dried basis)
25g packaging
100g packaging
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Methylene blue is a synthetic dye first used in the textile industry. It is used as a biological stain, staining nucleic acids and other negatively charged cell components. Methylene blue has also been used in medicine as a treatment for methemoglobinemia and in aquaculture for treating fungal infections in fish.
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