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ChEBI Name	azure A

ChEBI ID	CHEBI:87637

Definition	An organic chloride salt having 3-amino-7-(dimethylamino)phenothiazin-5-ium as the counterion. It is used in making azure eosin stains for blood smear staining.

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Formula

C14H14ClN3S

Net Charge

Average Mass

291.79900

Monoisotopic Mass

291.05970

InChI

InChI=1S/C14H14N3S.ClH/c1-17(2)10-4-6-12-14(8-10)18-13-7-9(15)3-5-11(13)16-12;/h3-8H,15H2,1-2H3;1H/q+1;/p-1

InChIKey

PGWTYMLATMNCCZ-UHFFFAOYSA-M

SMILES

[Cl-].CN(C)c1ccc2nc3ccc(N)cc3[s+]c2c1

Roles Classification
Application(s):	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
Outgoing	azure A (CHEBI:87637) has part 3-amino-7-(dimethylamino)phenothiazin-5-ium (CHEBI:87638) azure A (CHEBI:87637) has role fluorochrome (CHEBI:51217) azure A (CHEBI:87637) has role histological dye (CHEBI:77178) azure A (CHEBI:87637) is a organic chloride salt (CHEBI:36094)

IUPAC Name

3-amino-7-(dimethylamino)phenothiazin-5-ium chloride

Synonyms	Sources
3-Amino-7-dimethylaminophenazathionium chloride	ChemIDplus
Azur A	ChemIDplus
C.I. 52005	ChEBI
Dimethylthionine	ChemIDplus
methylene azure A	ChEBI
N,N-Dimethylthionine	ChemIDplus

Last Modified

24 August 2015