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CHEBI:52163 - nile blue A

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ChEBI IDCHEBI:52163
ChEBI Namenile blue A
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DefinitionAn organic chloride salt having 5-amino-9-(diethylamino)benzo[a]phenoxazin-7-ium as the couterion. fluorescent dye which is also a potent photosensitiser for photodynamic therapy.
Last Modified25 August 2015
SubmitterInma Spiteri
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FormulaC20H20N3O.Cl
Net Charge0
Average Mass353.853
Monoisotopic Mass353.12949
SMILESCCN(CC)c1ccc2nc3c(cc(N)c4ccccc43)[o+]c2c1.[Cl-]
InChIInChI=1S/C20H20N3O.ClH/c1-3-23(4-2)13-9-10-17-18(11-13)24-19-12-16(21)14-7-5-6-8-15(14)20(19)22-17;/h5-12H,3-4,21H2,1-2H3;1H/q+1;/p-1
InChIKeyXJCPMUIIBDVFDM-UHFFFAOYSA-M
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)
nile blue A (CHEBI:52163) has part nile blue(1+) (CHEBI:52168)
nile blue A (CHEBI:52163) has role fluorochrome (CHEBI:51217)
nile blue A (CHEBI:52163) has role histological dye (CHEBI:77178)
nile blue A (CHEBI:52163) is a organic chloride salt (CHEBI:36094)
IUPAC Name 
5-amino-9-(diethylamino)benzo[a]phenoxazin-7-ium chloride
Synonyms  Source
basic blue 12ChEBI
Benzo(a)phenazoxonium, 5-amino-9-(diethylamino)-,chlorideChemIDplus
C.I. 51180ChemIDplus
C.I. Basic Blue 12ChemIDplus
Cresol Fast VioletChemIDplus
Cresyl Fast VioletChemIDplus
Registry NumbersSources
Reaxys:3923952Reaxys
CAS:2381-85-3ChemIDplus
Citations