Research Article

Comparative Analysis of the Different Dyes’ Potential to Assess Human Normal and Cancer Cell Viability In Vitro under Different D/H Ratios in a Culture Medium

Table 1

Structure and physical and chemical features of test substances (dyes).

Structures and chemical formulaNames and identifiersMolecular weight (g/mol)Solubility in water

C24H16O7Fluorescein diacetate, (6′-acetyloxy-3-oxospiro[2-benzofuran-1,9′-xanthene]-3′-yl) acetate416.4Slightly

C27H34I2N4Propidium iodide,3-(3,8-diamino-6-phenylphenanthridin-5-ium-5-yl)propyl-diethyl-methylazanium; diiodide668.4Slightly

C34H24N6Na4O14S4Trypan blue, tetrasodium; 5-amino-3-[[4-[4-[(8-amino-1-hydroxy-3,6-disulfonatonaphthalen-2-yl)diazenyl]-3-methylphenyl]-2-methylphenyl]diazenyl]-4-hydroxynaphthalene-2,7-disulfonate960.8Soluble

C12H7NO4Resazurin, 7-hydroxy-10-oxidophenoxazin-10-ium-3-one229.19Soluble