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CHEBI:88168 - brilliant cresyl blue

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ChEBI IDCHEBI:88168
ChEBI Namebrilliant cresyl blue
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DefinitionAn organic tetrachlorozincate salt having 3-amino-7-(diethylamino)-2-methylphenoxazin-5-ium as the counterion. Used for the staining of reticulocytes and platelets.
Last Modified12 October 2015
SubmitterSteve
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Formula2C17H20N3O.Cl4Zn
Net Charge0
Average Mass771.936
Monoisotopic Mass768.12583
SMILESCCN(CC)c1ccc2nc3cc(C)c(N)cc3[o+]c2c1.CCN(CC)c1ccc2nc3cc(C)c(N)cc3[o+]c2c1.[Cl][Zn-2]([Cl])([Cl])[Cl]
InChIInChI=1S/2C17H20N3O.4ClH.Zn/c2*1-4-20(5-2)12-6-7-14-16(9-12)21-17-10-13(18)11(3)8-15(17)19-14;;;;;/h2*6-10H,4-5,18H2,1-3H3;4*1H;/q2*+1;;;;;+2/p-4
InChIKeySIHASHFMDFXGSX-UHFFFAOYSA-J
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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)
brilliant cresyl blue (CHEBI:88168) has part brilliant cresyl blue(1+) (CHEBI:88171)
brilliant cresyl blue (CHEBI:88168) has role fluorochrome (CHEBI:51217)
brilliant cresyl blue (CHEBI:88168) has role histological dye (CHEBI:77178)
brilliant cresyl blue (CHEBI:88168) is a organic tetrachlorozincate salt (CHEBI:88169)
IUPAC Name 
bis[3-amino-7-(diethylamino)-2-methylphenoxazin-5-ium] tetrachlorozincate(2−)
Synonyms  Source
C.I. 51010ChEBI
Cresyl blueChEBI
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Brilliant_cresyl_blueWikipedia
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