Is Basic Red 1 vegetarian?
Basic Red 1
Rhodamine 6G is a highly fluorescent synthetic dye belonging to the rhodamine family, widely used as a tracer dye in water flow studies. It is extensively employed in biotechnology applications including fluorescence microscopy, flow cytometry, fluorescence correlation spectroscopy, and ELISA.
| Also known as | 9-[2-(Ethoxycarbonyl)phenyl]-3,6-bis(ethylamino)-2,7-dimethyl-xanthylium chloride, Basic Red 1, Rhodamine 6G |
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| INCI name | Basic Red 1 |
| CAS number | 989-38-8 |
| EC number | 213-584-9 |
| CI number | CI 45160 |
| CosIng ID | 54819 |
| Last reviewed | 3 June 2026 |
An ingredient is considered vegetarian if it avoids components derived from killing an animal.
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