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  • Title: Quality control of azure B preparations by liquid chromatography and standardization with azure B tetrafluoroborate.
    Author: Nelis HJ, De Leenheer AP.
    Journal: Clin Chim Acta; 1986 May 15; 156(3):247-57. PubMed ID: 3719983.
    Abstract:
    A liquid chromatographic procedure for the quantitative determination of the thiazine dye azure B, the principal constituent of Romanowsky stains, is presented. Unlike previous methods relying on peak area normalization, the present approach involves real quantitation through calibration with the reference standard azure B tetrafluoroborate. The method has been used for the quality control of commercial azure B preparations and to study their stability in stock and staining solutions, either or not in the presence of eosin Y. Results suggest that highly pure azure B perchlorate meets the requirements of a reference material, useful for standardization of Romanowsky-Giemsa staining in haematology.
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