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CHEBI:8682 - pyronin Y

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ChEBI IDCHEBI:8682
ChEBI Namepyronin Y
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DefinitionAn organic chloride salt having 6-(dimethylamino)-N,N-dimethyl-3H-xanthen-3-iminium as the cation. Used with methyl green to selectively demonstrate RNA (red) in contrast to DNA (green) with the Unna-Pappenheim method.
Last Modified17 November 2015
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FormulaC17H19N2O.Cl
Net Charge0
Average Mass302.805
Monoisotopic Mass302.11859
SMILESCN(C)c1ccc2cc3ccc(=[N+](C)C)cc-3oc2c1.[Cl-]
InChIInChI=1S/C17H19N2O.ClH/c1-18(2)14-7-5-12-9-13-6-8-15(19(3)4)11-17(13)20-16(12)10-14;/h5-11H,1-4H3;1H/q+1;/p-1
InChIKeyINCIMLINXXICKS-UHFFFAOYSA-M
Roles Classification
Application:
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)
pyronin Y (CHEBI:8682) has part pyronin Y cation (CHEBI:90416)
pyronin Y (CHEBI:8682) has role histological dye (CHEBI:77178)
pyronin Y (CHEBI:8682) is a iminium salt (CHEBI:35277)
pyronin Y (CHEBI:8682) is a organic chloride salt (CHEBI:36094)
IUPAC Name 
6-(dimethylamino)-N,N-dimethyl-3H-xanthen-3-iminium chloride
Synonyms  Source
3,6-Bis(dimethylamino)xanthylium chlorideChemIDplus
C.I. 45005ChemIDplus
PyronineKEGG COMPOUND
Pyronine YKEGG COMPOUND
Pyronin GChEBI
Pyronin YellowChemIDplus
Manual XrefsDatabases
C11179KEGG COMPOUND
Registry NumbersSources
CAS:92-32-0KEGG COMPOUND
CAS:92-32-0ChemIDplus
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