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CHEBI:87367 - alizarin cyanin BBS

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ChEBI IDCHEBI:87367
ChEBI Namealizarin cyanin BBS
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DefinitionAn organic sodium salt that is the disodium salt of 1,3,4,5,7,8-hexahydroxy-9,10-dioxo-9,10-dihydroanthracene-2,6-disulfonic acid. Used as a hematoxylin substitute in H&E staining.
Last Modified7 August 2015
SubmitterSteve
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FormulaC14H6O14S2.2Na
Net Charge0
Average Mass508.302
Monoisotopic Mass507.89944
SMILESO=C1c2c(O)c(O)c(S(=O)(=O)[O-])c(O)c2C(=O)c2c(O)c(O)c(S(=O)(=O)[O-])c(O)c21.[Na+].[Na+]
InChIInChI=1S/C14H8O14S2.2Na/c15-5-1-3(9(19)13(29(23,24)25)11(21)7(1)17)6(16)2-4(5)10(20)14(30(26,27)28)12(22)8(2)18;;/h17-22H,(H,23,24,25)(H,26,27,28);;/q;2*+1/p-2
InChIKeyMACGOVWEZWQBMW-UHFFFAOYSA-L
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)
alizarin cyanin BBS (CHEBI:87367) has part 1,3,4,5,7,8-hexahydroxy-9,10-dioxo-9,10-dihydroanthracene-2,6-disulfonate (CHEBI:87371)
alizarin cyanin BBS (CHEBI:87367) has role fluorochrome (CHEBI:51217)
alizarin cyanin BBS (CHEBI:87367) has role histological dye (CHEBI:77178)
alizarin cyanin BBS (CHEBI:87367) is a organic sodium salt (CHEBI:38700)
alizarin cyanin BBS (CHEBI:87367) is a organosulfonate salt (CHEBI:64382)
IUPAC Name 
disodium 1,3,4,5,7,8-hexahydroxy-9,10-dioxo-9,10-dihydroanthracene-2,6-disulfonate
Synonyms  Source
anthracene blue SWXChEBI
C.I. 58610ChEBI
mordant blue 23ChEBI