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CHEBI:37498 - anthracene blue SWR

ChEBI IDCHEBI:37498
ChEBI Nameanthracene blue SWR
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DefinitionA hexahydroxyanthraquinone that is anthracene-9,10-dione in which the six hydroxy substituents are located at positions 1, 2, 4, 5, 6 and 8. Used as as a hematoxylin substitute in H&E staining.
Secondary ChEBI IDCHEBI:87357
Last Modified22 June 2016
SubmitterKirill Degtyarenko, Steve
DownloadsMolfile
FormulaC14H8O8
Net Charge0
Average Mass304.210
Monoisotopic Mass304.02192
SMILESO=C1c2c(O)cc(O)c(O)c2C(=O)c2c(O)cc(O)c(O)c21
InChIInChI=1S/C14H8O8/c15-3-1-5(17)11(19)9-7(3)13(21)10-8(14(9)22)4(16)2-6(18)12(10)20/h1-2,15-20H
InChIKeyMMRNCQMFQXTUGO-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Roles Classification
Application:
histological dye  A dye used in microscopic or electron microscopic examination of cells and tissues to give contrast and to highlight particular features of interest, such as nuclei and cytoplasm.
ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing Relation(s)
anthracene blue SWR (CHEBI:37498) has role histological dye (CHEBI:77178)
anthracene blue SWR (CHEBI:37498) is a hexahydroxyanthraquinone (CHEBI:37499)
IUPAC Name 
1,2,4,5,6,8-hexahydroxyanthracene-9,10-dione
Synonyms  Source
1,2,4,5,6,8-hexahydroxy-9,10-anthraquinoneIUPAC
C.I. 58605ChEBI
alizarin blue 2RCChEBI
mordant blue 32ChEBI
1,2,4,5,6,8-hexahydroxyanthraquinoneChEBI
Manual XrefsDatabases
US4602913Patent
Registry NumbersSources
Beilstein:2174190Beilstein
Reaxys:2174190Reaxys
CAS:6373-24-6ChemIDplus