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CHEBI:52815 - cresyl violet

ChEBI IDCHEBI:52815
ChEBI Namecresyl violet
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DefinitionA cationic heterotetracyclic fluorescent dye derived from benzo[a]phenoxazine.
Last Modified28 July 2009
SubmitterSteve
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FormulaC16H12N3O
Net Charge+1
Average Mass262.292
Monoisotopic Mass262.09749
SMILESNc1ccc2nc3c(cc(N)c4ccccc43)[o+]c2c1
InChIInChI=1S/C16H12N3O/c17-9-5-6-13-14(7-9)20-15-8-12(18)10-3-1-2-4-11(10)16(15)19-13/h1-8H,17-18H2/q+1
InChIKeyDHRJOYDLBMLIFJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Roles Classification
Application:
fluorochrome  A fluorescent dye used to stain biological specimens.
ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing Relation(s)
cresyl violet (CHEBI:52815) has role fluorochrome (CHEBI:51217)
cresyl violet (CHEBI:52815) is a organic cation (CHEBI:25697)
cresyl violet (CHEBI:52815) is a organic heterotetracyclic compound (CHEBI:38163)
Incoming Relation(s)
cresyl violet perchlorate (CHEBI:51943) has part cresyl violet (CHEBI:52815)
IUPAC Name 
5,9-diaminobenzo[a]phenoxazin-7-ium
Registry NumbersSources
Beilstein:3910949Beilstein