Borax carmine (Grenacher's) by Research Lab Fine Chem Industries is a high grade reagent. This compound is a red dye used in microscopy. The reagent is available as a red solution. The dye is usually prepared by dissolving carmine lake powder in water with sodium borate (borax), followed by boiling this solution and mixing the solution in 1:1 with alcohol. While it is stable under general conditions, this reagent is incompatible with strong oxidizing agents. Quantity Provided: 125 ml per bottle Components: Borax carmine, methanol, distilled waterBorax carmine (Grenacher's) has a variety of applications in chemical and biological sectors. This reagent finds applications in the organic synthesis of various derivatives. Borax carmine is used in optical microscopy, to stain large pieces of animal tissue. It stains the nuclei and cytoplasm pink in colour. It has also been used to stain nematodes. This reagent is suitable for industrial synthesis of products and research applications.