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CHEBI:52163 - nile blue A

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:
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)
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
Cresol Fast VioletChemIDplus
Benzo(a)phenazoxonium, 5-amino-9-(diethylamino)-,chlorideChemIDplus
Cresyl Fast VioletChemIDplus
Nile Blue chlorideChemIDplus
NSC 146184ChemIDplus
C.I. Basic Blue 12ChemIDplus
Registry NumbersSources
Reaxys:3923952Reaxys
CAS:2381-85-3ChemIDplus
Citations