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CHEBI:88176 - brilliant green cation

ChEBI IDCHEBI:88176
ChEBI Namebrilliant green cation
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DefinitionAn iminium ion that is the cationic component of the histological dye 'brilliant green'.
Last Modified22 February 2017
SubmitterSteve
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FormulaC27H33N2
Net Charge+1
Average Mass385.575
Monoisotopic Mass385.26383
SMILESCCN(CC)c1ccc(C(=C2C=CC(=[N+](CC)CC)C=C2)c2ccccc2)cc1
InChIInChI=1S/C27H33N2/c1-5-28(6-2)25-18-14-23(15-19-25)27(22-12-10-9-11-13-22)24-16-20-26(21-17-24)29(7-3)8-4/h9-21H,5-8H2,1-4H3/q+1
InChIKeyHXCILVUBKWANLN-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Roles Classification
Chemical Role:
environmental contaminant  Any minor or unwanted substance introduced into the environment that can have undesired effects.
Biological Roles:
antibacterial agent  A substance (or active part thereof) that kills or slows the growth of bacteria.
poison  Any substance that causes disturbance to organisms by chemical reaction or other activity on the molecular scale, when a sufficient quantity is absorbed by the organism.
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.
antiseptic drug  A substance used locally on humans and other animals to destroy harmful microorganisms or to inhibit their activity (cf. disinfectants, which destroy microorganisms found on non-living objects, and antibiotics, which can be transported through the lymphatic system to destroy bacteria within the body).
ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing Relation(s)
brilliant green cation (CHEBI:88176) has role antibacterial agent (CHEBI:33282)
brilliant green cation (CHEBI:88176) has role antiseptic drug (CHEBI:48218)
brilliant green cation (CHEBI:88176) has role environmental contaminant (CHEBI:78298)
brilliant green cation (CHEBI:88176) has role fluorochrome (CHEBI:51217)
brilliant green cation (CHEBI:88176) has role histological dye (CHEBI:77178)
brilliant green cation (CHEBI:88176) has role poison (CHEBI:64909)
brilliant green cation (CHEBI:88176) is a iminium ion (CHEBI:35286)
Incoming Relation(s)
brilliant green (CHEBI:88173) has part brilliant green cation (CHEBI:88176)
IUPAC Name 
4-{[4-(diethylamino)phenyl](phenyl)methylidene}-N,N-diethylcyclohexa-2,5-dien-1-iminium
Synonym  Source
brilliant green(1+)ChEBI
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