CHEBI:8682 - pyronin Y

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ChEBI Name pyronin Y
ChEBI ID CHEBI:8682
Definition An organic chloride salt having 6-(dimethylamino)-N,N-dimethyl-3H-xanthen-3-iminium as the cation. Used with methyl green to selectively demonstrate RNA (red) in contrast to DNA (green) with the Unna-Pappenheim method.
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Formula C17H19ClN2O
Net Charge 0
Average Mass 302.799
Monoisotopic Mass 302.11859
InChI InChI=1S/C17H19N2O.ClH/c1-18(2)14-7-5-12-9-13-6-8-15(19(3)4)11-17(13)20-16(12)10-14;/h5-11H,1-4H3;1H/q+1;/p-1
InChIKey INCIMLINXXICKS-UHFFFAOYSA-M
SMILES C1=CC2=C(OC=3C(C=CC(C3)=[N+](C)C)=C2)C=C1N(C)C.[Cl-]
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.
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Outgoing pyronin Y (CHEBI:8682) has part pyronin Y cation (CHEBI:90416)
pyronin Y (CHEBI:8682) has role histological dye (CHEBI:77178)
pyronin Y (CHEBI:8682) is a iminium salt (CHEBI:35277)
pyronin Y (CHEBI:8682) is a organic chloride salt (CHEBI:36094)
IUPAC Name
6-(dimethylamino)-N,N-dimethyl-3H-xanthen-3-iminium chloride
Synonyms Sources
3,6-Bis(dimethylamino)xanthylium chloride ChemIDplus
C.I. 45005 ChemIDplus
Pyronin G ChEBI
Pyronin Yellow ChemIDplus
Pyronine KEGG COMPOUND
Pyronine Y KEGG COMPOUND
Manual Xref Database
C11179 KEGG COMPOUND
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Registry Numbers Types Sources
92-32-0 CAS Registry Number KEGG COMPOUND
92-32-0 CAS Registry Number ChemIDplus
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Last Modified
17 November 2015