Hematoxylin

Hematoxylin is an organic dye used to stain specimens for microscopy.

Hematein is a mixture of hematein and hematein hydrate. Hematein gives a blue color under microscopy, but often precipitates, so it is rarely used.
Hematein hydrate is a mixture of hematein and water.

Hemateins are complex compounds in which hemin (Fe3+) is associated with the amino group of one protein molecule. Unlike hemateins, hematein hydrates are insoluble compounds consisting of hemin and water.



Hematoxylin is a natural dye that is used in histology to stain histological preparations. This substance is obtained from an extract of campesh trees (Haematoxylym campechicium), which grow in the tropical forests of South America.

Hematoxylin is a fat-soluble dye that penetrates the cell nucleus and turns it blue. Due to this property, gemprotectin is widely used in medical histology to distinguish cell nuclei from cytoplasm during microscopy.

Gemtoxill dye works on all types of cells, but it works especially well on fats and some other tissues. Except