alizarin red S (CHEBI:87358)

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CHEBI:87358 - alizarin red S

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ChEBI ID	CHEBI:87358
ChEBI Name	alizarin red S
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Definition	An organic sodium salt having 3,4-dihydroxy-9,10-dioxo-9,10-dihydroanthracene-2-sulfonate as the counterion. It is commonly used to stain embryo skeletons in cleared whole mounts, usually of small mammals.
Last Modified	7 August 2015
Submitter	Steve
Downloads	Molfile

Formula	C14H7O7S.Na
Net Charge	0
Average Mass	342.260
Monoisotopic Mass	341.98102
SMILES	O=C1c2ccccc2C(=O)c2c1cc(S(=O)(=O)[O-])c(O)c2O.[Na+]
InChI	InChI=1S/C14H8O7S.Na/c15-11-6-3-1-2-4-7(6)12(16)10-8(11)5-9(22(19,20)21)13(17)14(10)18;/h1-5,17-18H,(H,19,20,21);/q;+1/p-1
InChIKey	HFVAFDPGUJEFBQ-UHFFFAOYSA-M

Roles Classification

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)
	alizarin red S (CHEBI:87358) has part 3,4-dihydroxy-9,10-dioxo-9,10-dihydroanthracene-2-sulfonate (CHEBI:87361)
	alizarin red S (CHEBI:87358) has role histological dye (CHEBI:77178)
	alizarin red S (CHEBI:87358) is a organic sodium salt (CHEBI:38700)
	alizarin red S (CHEBI:87358) is a organosulfonate salt (CHEBI:64382)

IUPAC Name
sodium 3,4-dihydroxy-9,10-dioxo-9,10-dihydroanthracene-2-sulfonate

Synonyms	Source
9,10-Dihydro-3,4-dihydroxy-9,10-dioxo-2-anthracenesulfonic acid monosodium salt	ChemIDplus
Acid Red Alizarine	ChemIDplus
Alizarin	ChEBI
Alizarin-3-sulfonate sodium salt	ChemIDplus
Alizarin carmine	ChEBI
Alizarine Red S sodium salt	ChemIDplus

Registry Numbers	Sources
Reaxys:4117090	Reaxys
CAS:130-22-3	ChemIDplus

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