SMILES: C12=C(C(=C(C(=C1O)O)S(=O)(=O)[O-])O)C(=O)C3=C(C2=O)C(=C(C(=C3O)O)S(=O)(=O)[O-])O.[Na+].[Na+]
Description: The molecule is an organic sodium salt that is the disodium salt of 1,3,4,5,7,8-hexahydroxy-9,10-dioxo-9,10-dihydroanthracene-2,6-disulfonic acid. Used as a hematoxylin substitute in H&E staining. It has a role as a histological dye and a fluorochrome. It is an organic sodium salt and an organosulfonate salt. It contains a 1,3,4,5,7,8-hexahydroxy-9,10-dioxo-9,10-dihydroanthracene-2,6-disulfonate.