CHEBI:52815 - cresyl violet

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ChEBI Name cresyl violet
ChEBI ID CHEBI:52815
Definition A cationic heterotetracyclic fluorescent dye derived from benzo[a]phenoxazine.
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Formula C16H12N3O
Net Charge +1
Average Mass 262.28600
Monoisotopic Mass 262.09749
InChI InChI=1S/C16H12N3O/c17-9-5-6-13-14(7-9)20-15-8-12(18)10-3-1-2-4-11(10)16(15)19-13/h1-8H,17-18H2/q+1
InChIKey DHRJOYDLBMLIFJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES Nc1ccc2nc3c(cc(N)c4ccccc34)[o+]c2c1
Roles Classification
Application(s): fluorochrome
A fluorescent dye used to stain biological specimens.
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Outgoing cresyl violet (CHEBI:52815) has role fluorochrome (CHEBI:51217)
cresyl violet (CHEBI:52815) is a organic cation (CHEBI:25697)
cresyl violet (CHEBI:52815) is a organic heterotetracyclic compound (CHEBI:38163)
Incoming cresyl violet perchlorate (CHEBI:51943) has part cresyl violet (CHEBI:52815)
IUPAC Name
5,9-diaminobenzo[a]phenoxazin-7-ium
Registry Number Type Source
3910949 Beilstein Registry Number Beilstein
Last Modified
28 July 2009