nile blue A (CHEBI:52163)

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ChEBI Name	nile blue A

ChEBI ID	CHEBI:52163

Definition	An organic chloride salt having 5-amino-9-(diethylamino)benzo[a]phenoxazin-7-ium as the couterion. fluorescent dye which is also a potent photosensitiser for photodynamic therapy.

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Formula

C20H20ClN3O

Net Charge

Average Mass

353.84500

Monoisotopic Mass

353.12949

InChI

InChI=1S/C20H20N3O.ClH/c1-3-23(4-2)13-9-10-17-18(11-13)24-19-12-16(21)14-7-5-6-8-15(14)20(19)22-17;/h5-12H,3-4,21H2,1-2H3;1H/q+1;/p-1

InChIKey

XJCPMUIIBDVFDM-UHFFFAOYSA-M

SMILES

[Cl-].CCN(CC)c1ccc2nc3c(cc(N)c4ccccc34)[o+]c2c1

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.

ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing	nile blue A (CHEBI:52163) has part nile blue(1+) (CHEBI:52168) nile blue A (CHEBI:52163) has role fluorochrome (CHEBI:51217) nile blue A (CHEBI:52163) has role histological dye (CHEBI:77178) nile blue A (CHEBI:52163) is a organic chloride salt (CHEBI:36094)

IUPAC Name

5-amino-9-(diethylamino)benzo[a]phenoxazin-7-ium chloride

Synonyms	Sources
basic blue 12	ChEBI
Benzo(a)phenazoxonium, 5-amino-9-(diethylamino)-,chloride	ChemIDplus
C.I. 51180	ChemIDplus
C.I. Basic Blue 12	ChemIDplus
Cresol Fast Violet	ChemIDplus
Cresyl Fast Violet	ChemIDplus
Nile Blue	ChemIDplus
Nile Blue AX	ChemIDplus
Nile Blue chloride	ChemIDplus
NSC 146184	ChemIDplus

Last Modified

25 August 2015