Oil Red O stains lipid materials and the lipids take red-orange color. It also marks vacuoles, particularly observed in ALL-L3 (acute lymphoblastic leukemia) or Burkitt′s lymphoma/leukemia. Oil Red O staining is done on fresh samples, since alcohol fixation removes lipid.

Oil red O staining is used for the detection of neutral fat or polyethylene granula in e. g. histological tissues of human origin, in joint pathology or in cytological sample material. The stain is carried out on cryo sections of native tissue.

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Oil red O staining is used for the detection of neutral fat or polyethylene granula in e. g. histological tissues of human origin, in joint pathology or in cytological sample material. The stain is carried out on cryo sections of native tissue.

Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): C26H24N4O, Molecular Weight: 408.49, certified by the Biological Stain Commission, Synonym: 1-([4-(Xylylazo)xylyl]azo)-2-naphthol, 1-[2,5-Dimethyl-4-(2,5-dimethylphenylazo)phenylazo]-2-naphthol, Solvent Red 27. Oil Red O is a lysochrome. It is used to stain and visualise general localization of fats.

Oil Red O stains lipid materials and imparts red-orange color to the lipids. It also marks vacuoles, particularly observed in ALL-L3 (acute lymphoblastic leukemia) or Burkitt′s lymphoma/leukemia. Oil Red O staining is done on fresh samples, as alcohol fixation removes lipids.

Oil Red O stains lipid materials and imparts red-orange color to the lipids. It also marks vacuoles, particularly observed in ALL-L3 (acute lymphoblastic leukemia) or Burkitt’;s lymphoma/leukemia. Oil Red O staining is done on fresh samples, as alcohol fixation removes lipids.