Products 531-55-5
CAS 531-55-5 appears in our catalog under these names: Azure B, Azure B, Azure B (Technical Grade), Azure B/ BS, Azure I . Offered by: GLPBio, Chemat Brand, TRC, TargetMol, Thermo Scientific (Alfa Aesar). Available pack sizes: 5mg, on request, 10g, 5g, 1mg, 10mg, 25mg, 50mg.
Azure B is an organic chloride salt having 3-(dimethylamino)-7-(methylamino)phenothiazin-5-ium as the counterion. It is used in making azure eosin stains for blood smear staining and is an active metabolite of methylene blue. It has a role as an antidepressant, an EC 3.1.1.8 (cholinesterase) inhibitor, an EC 1.4.3.4 (monoamine oxidase) inhibitor, a drug metabolite, a fluorochrome, a histological dye and a cardioprotective agent. It contains a 3-(dimethylamino)-7-(methylamino)phenothiazin-5-ium.
Source: ChEBI
| Molecular formula | C15H16ClN3S |
|---|---|
| Molecular weight | 305.8 g/mol |
| IUPAC name | dimethyl-[7-(methylamino)phenothiazin-3-ylidene]azanium chloride |
| InChIKey | DNDJEIWCTMMZBX-UHFFFAOYSA-N |
| SMILES | CNC1=CC2=C(C=C1)N=C3C=CC(=[N+](C)C)C=C3S2.[Cl-] |
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Synonyms:
N,N-Dimethyl-7-(methylamino)-3H-phenothiazin-3-iminium chloride, Azure B, Azure I, Methylene azure B, 3-(Dimethylamino)-7-(methylamino)phenothiazin-5-ium chloride, Trimethylthionine chloride, AZUR I, Azure B (chloride), 3-(Dimethylamino)-7-(methylamino)-phenothiazin-5-ium chloride, 3-(Dimethylamino)-7-(methylimino)-3H-phenothiazine hydrochloride