Phloroglucinol Stain for Lignin
Adapted from Arabidopsis: A Laboratory Manual (ed. Weigel and Glazebrook). CSHL Press, Cold Spring Harbor, NY, USA, 2002.INTRODUCTION
The lignin found in plant cell walls can be stained with phloroglucinol in the presence of alcohol and HCl, as described in this article. The cell walls will temporarily turn red.
