CHEBI:88183 - Celestin blue B

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ChEBI Name Celestin blue B
ChEBI ID CHEBI:88183
Definition An organic chloride salt composed of 1-carbamoyl-7-(diethylamino)-3,4-dihydroxyphenoxazin-5-ium and chloride ions in a 1:1 ratio. A histological dye used in solution with an iron alum mordant as a hematoxylin substitute in the H&E stain.
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Formula C17H18ClN3O4
Net Charge 0
Average Mass 363.796
Monoisotopic Mass 363.09858
InChI InChI=1S/C17H17N3O4.ClH/c1-3-20(4-2)9-5-6-11-13(7-9)24-16-14(19-11)10(17(18)23)8-12(21)15(16)22;/h5-8H,3-4H2,1-2H3,(H3-,18,19,21,22,23);1H
InChIKey VXAFJUDTZSMEFN-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES C1=2C=CC(=CC1=[O+]C3=C(N2)C(=CC(=C3O)O)C(=O)N)N(CC)CC.[Cl-]
Roles Classification
Application(s): 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.
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Outgoing Celestin blue B (CHEBI:88183) has part Celestin blue B(1+) (CHEBI:88189)
Celestin blue B (CHEBI:88183) has role fluorochrome (CHEBI:51217)
Celestin blue B (CHEBI:88183) has role histological dye (CHEBI:77178)
Celestin blue B (CHEBI:88183) is a organic chloride salt (CHEBI:36094)
IUPAC Name
1-carbamoyl-7-(diethylamino)-3,4-dihydroxyphenoxazin-5-ium chloride
Synonyms Sources
1-Carbamoyl-7-(diethylamino)-3,4-dihydroxyphenoxazinium chloride ChemIDplus
C.I. 51050 ChEBI
C.I. Mordant Blue 14 ChemIDplus
Celestin blue ChEBI
Coelestin blue ChEBI
Coreine Blue B ChemIDplus
Gallo Sky Blue B ChemIDplus
Gallo Sky Blue S ChemIDplus
Mordant blue 14 ChEBI
Registry Numbers Types Sources
1562-90-9 CAS Registry Number ChemIDplus
3830911 Reaxys Registry Number Reaxys
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Last Modified
12 October 2015