1g本品溶于1300ml水，約350ml醇，500ml丙酮，幾乎不溶于醚和氯仿，溶于氫氧化堿或碳酸堿溶液中呈深紅色，在空氣中穩(wěn)定。
酸堿指示劑，變色范圍pH:6.8（黃）-8.4（紅）。血液二氧化碳全量測(cè)定，細(xì)菌血清檢驗(yàn)中制備雙糖鐵尿素培養(yǎng)基的指示劑。其鈉鹽用于測(cè)定肝功能。

1g of this product is soluble in 1300ml of water, approximately 350ml of alcohol, 500ml of acetone, almost insoluble in ether and chloroform, soluble in hydroxide or carbonate alkali solutions, showing a deep red color, stable in air.
Acid-base indicator, color change range pH: 6.8 (yellow) -8.4 (red). Indicator for the preparation of disaccharide iron urea culture medium for the determination of total blood carbon dioxide and bacterial serum testing. Its sodium salt is used to measure liver function.