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CHEBI:87471 - aniline blue WS
| ChEBI ID | CHEBI:87471 |
| ChEBI Name | aniline blue WS |
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| Definition | A dye that is a mixture of methyl blue and water blue. Used for staining collagen in Masson's trichrome and Mallory's method for connective tissue. |
| Last Modified | 14 August 2015 |
| Submitter | Steve |
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| Roles Classification |
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| 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 |
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| Outgoing Relation(s) |
| aniline blue WS (CHEBI:87471) has part methyl blue (CHEBI:87472) |
| aniline blue WS (CHEBI:87471) has part water blue (CHEBI:85681) |
| aniline blue WS (CHEBI:87471) has role fluorochrome (CHEBI:51217) |
| aniline blue WS (CHEBI:87471) has role histological dye (CHEBI:77178) |
| aniline blue WS (CHEBI:87471) is a mixture (CHEBI:60004) |
| Synonyms | Source |
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| soluble blue | ChEBI |
| aniline blue | ChEBI |
| china blue | ChEBI |
| Manual Xrefs | Databases |
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| Aniline_Blue_WS | Wikipedia |