leuco patent blue

leu·co pa·tent blue

(lū'kō pa'tent blū), [C.I. 42051]

A sulfonated triphenylmethane dye reduced and decolorized with zinc and acetic acid to produce a stable solution; used to demonstrate hemoglobin peroxidase.

Synonym(s): patent blue V

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