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CHEBI:51876 - auramine O

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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
Wikipedia
Roles Classification
Applications:
fluorochrome  A fluorescent dye used to stain biological specimens.
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)
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
1,1-Bis(p-dimethylaminophenyl)methylenimine hydrochlorideChEBI
4,4'-Bis(dimethylamino)-benzhydrylidenimine hydrochlorideChemIDplus
4:4'-Bis(dimethylamino)benzophenone-imine hydrochlorideChemIDplus
4,4'-(Imidocarbonyl)bis(N,N-dimethylamine), monohydrochlorideChemIDplus
AuraminChemIDplus
Auramine YellowChemIDplus
Manual XrefsDatabases
Auramine_OWikipedia
Registry NumbersSources
Reaxys:4030061Reaxys
CAS:2465-27-2NIST Chemistry WebBook
CAS:2465-27-2ChemIDplus
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