alizarin red S (CHEBI:87358)

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ChEBI Name	alizarin red S

ChEBI ID	CHEBI:87358

Definition	An organic sodium salt having 3,4-dihydroxy-9,10-dioxo-9,10-dihydroanthracene-2-sulfonate as the counterion. It is commonly used to stain embryo skeletons in cleared whole mounts, usually of small mammals.

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Formula

C14H7NaO7S

Net Charge

Average Mass

342.25600

Monoisotopic Mass

341.98102

InChI

InChI=1S/C14H8O7S.Na/c15-11-6-3-1-2-4-7(6)12(16)10-8(11)5-9(22(19,20)21)13(17)14(10)18;/h1-5,17-18H,(H,19,20,21);/q;+1/p-1

InChIKey

HFVAFDPGUJEFBQ-UHFFFAOYSA-M

SMILES

[Na+].Oc1c(O)c2C(=O)c3ccccc3C(=O)c2cc1S([O-])(=O)=O

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.

ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing	alizarin red S (CHEBI:87358) has part 3,4-dihydroxy-9,10-dioxo-9,10-dihydroanthracene-2-sulfonate (CHEBI:87361) alizarin red S (CHEBI:87358) has role histological dye (CHEBI:77178) alizarin red S (CHEBI:87358) is a organic sodium salt (CHEBI:38700) alizarin red S (CHEBI:87358) is a organosulfonate salt (CHEBI:64382)

IUPAC Name

sodium 3,4-dihydroxy-9,10-dioxo-9,10-dihydroanthracene-2-sulfonate

Synonyms	Sources
9,10-Dihydro-3,4-dihydroxy-9,10-dioxo-2-anthracenesulfonic acid monosodium salt	ChemIDplus
Acid Red Alizarine	ChemIDplus
Alizarin	ChEBI
Alizarin carmine	ChEBI
Alizarin-3-sulfonate sodium salt	ChemIDplus
Alizarine Red S sodium salt	ChemIDplus
Alizarine S	ChemIDplus
C.I. 58005	ChEBI
mordant red 3	ChEBI
Sodium 3,4-dihydroxyanthraquinone-2-sulfonate	ChemIDplus
Sodium alizarin-3-sulfonate	ChemIDplus
Sodium alizarinesulfonate	ChemIDplus

Last Modified

07 August 2015