The molecule is an organic sodium salt resulting from the formal condensation of NSC 56820 with 2 mol eq. of sodium hydroxide. It is used as a histological stain for collagen and in Mallory's method for connective tissue. It has a role as a histological dye. It contains a NSC 56820(2-).
disodium;2-amino-3-methyl-5-[[4-(4-sulfonatoanilino)phenyl]-[4-(4-sulfonatophenyl)azaniumylidenecyclohexa-2,5-dien-1-ylidene]methyl]benzenesulfonate