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Is Brilliant Green vegan?

Brilliant Green

Vegan

Brilliant Green is a synthetic triarylmethane dye and antiseptic agent, commonly used as a biological stain and disinfectant. It is also known by the trade name Basic Green 1 and is used in microbiological media and histology.

Also known as Basic Green 1, Malachite Green G, Zeylonka
CAS number 633-03-4
CI number CI 42040
Last reviewed 3 June 2026

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