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CHEBI:87480 - mauveine A

ChEBI IDCHEBI:87480
ChEBI Namemauveine A
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DefinitionAn organic cation consisting of 7-(4-methylanilino)phenazine carrying additional methyl, amino and phenyl substituents at positions 2, 3 and 5 respectively. One of four components of mauvaine, a syntheteic violet-coloured dye.
Last Modified14 August 2015
SubmitterSteve
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FormulaC26H23N4
Net Charge+1
Average Mass391.498
Monoisotopic Mass391.19172
SMILESCc1ccc(Nc2ccc3nc4cc(C)c(N)cc4[n+](-c4ccccc4)c3c2)cc1
InChIInChI=1S/C26H22N4/c1-17-8-10-19(11-9-17)28-20-12-13-23-25(15-20)30(21-6-4-3-5-7-21)26-16-22(27)18(2)14-24(26)29-23/h3-16H,1-2H3,(H2,27,28)/p+1
InChIKeyYXFYAGMZSWNKGA-UHFFFAOYSA-O
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)
mauveine A (CHEBI:87480) has role histological dye (CHEBI:77178)
mauveine A (CHEBI:87480) is a organic cation (CHEBI:25697)
mauveine A (CHEBI:87480) is a phenazines (CHEBI:39201)
Incoming Relation(s)
mauveine (CHEBI:87479) has part mauveine A (CHEBI:87480)
IUPAC Name 
3-amino-2-methyl-7-(4-methylanilino)-5-phenylphenazin-5-ium
Registry NumbersSources
Reaxys:6617411Reaxys
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