Sulforhodamine B sodium salt (Acid Red 52)

Cell experiment:

Gently add 25 μL (96-well format) or 5 μL (384-well format) cold 50% (wt/vol) TCA to each well directly to medium supernatant, and incubate the plates at 4 °C for 1 h. Mixing is not required, as this could lead to some cells detaching from the bottom of the well. Wash the plates four times by submerging the plate in a tub with slow-running tap water and remove excess water by gently tapping the plate into a paper towel. After the last wash allow the plate to air-dry at room temperature. Add 50 μL (96-well format) or 20 μL (384-well format) of 0.04% (wt/vol) SRB solution to each well. Leave at room temperature for 1 h and then quickly rinse the plates four times with 1% (vol/vol) acetic acid (200 μL for 96-well format or 30 μL for 384-well format) to remove unbound dye. Allow the plate to air-dry at room temperature[1].

References:

[1]. Orellana EA, et al. Sulforhodamine B (SRB) Assay in Cell Culture to Investigate Cell Proliferation. Bio Protoc. 2016 Nov 5;6(21). pii: e1984.