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CHEBI:51876 - auramine O

ChEBI IDCHEBI:51876
ChEBI Nameauramine O
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DefinitionA hydrochloride obtained by combining 4,4'-carbonimidoylbis(N,N-dimethylaniline) with one molar equivalent of hydrogen chloride. A fluorescent stain for demonstrating acid fast organisms in a method similar to the Ziehl Neelsen. It also can be used to make a fluorescent Schiff reagent.
Last Modified9 December 2019
SubmitterInma Spiteri
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FormulaC17H21N3.HCl
Net Charge0
Average Mass303.837
Monoisotopic Mass303.15023
SMILESCN(C)c1ccc(C(=N)c2ccc(N(C)C)cc2)cc1.Cl
InChIInChI=1S/C17H21N3.ClH/c1-19(2)15-9-5-13(6-10-15)17(18)14-7-11-16(12-8-14)20(3)4;/h5-12,18H,1-4H3;1H
InChIKeyKSCQDDRPFHTIRL-UHFFFAOYSA-N
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Roles Classification
Applications:
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.
fluorochrome  A fluorescent dye used to stain biological specimens.
ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing Relation(s)
auramine O (CHEBI:51876) has part auramine O(1+) (CHEBI:87485)
auramine O (CHEBI:51876) has role fluorochrome (CHEBI:51217)
auramine O (CHEBI:51876) has role histological dye (CHEBI:77178)
auramine O (CHEBI:51876) is a hydrochloride (CHEBI:36807)
IUPAC Names 
4,4'-carbonimidoylbis(N,N-dimethylaniline) hydrochloride
bis[4-(dimethylamino)phenyl]methaniminium chloride
Synonyms  Source
(Tetramethyldiamino)diphenylketoimine hydrochlorideChemIDplus
1,1-Bis(p-dimethylaminophenyl)methylenimine hydrochlorideChEBI
4,4'-(Imidocarbonyl)bis(N,N-dimethylamine), monohydrochlorideChemIDplus
4,4'-Bis(dimethylamino)-benzhydrylidenimine hydrochlorideChemIDplus
4:4'-Bis(dimethylamino)benzophenone-imine hydrochlorideChemIDplus
AuraminChemIDplus
Manual XrefsDatabases
Auramine_OWikipedia
Registry NumbersSources
Reaxys:4030061Reaxys
CAS:2465-27-2ChemIDplus
CAS:2465-27-2NIST Chemistry WebBook
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