Products 81-93-6
CAS 81-93-6 appears in our catalog under these names: Phenosafranine, 80%, Phenosafranine, Phenosafranin, Phenosafranine 80% IND, 3,7-Diamino-5-phenylphenazin-5-ium chloride, 98%, 98%. Offered by: Combi-blocks, GLPBio, Thermo Scientific (Acros), Ambeed, Sigma-Aldrich. Available pack sizes: 5g, 25g, 1g, 10g, 100g, 100mg, 250mg, 10 g.
Phenosafranine is an organic chloride salt having 3,7-diamino-5-phenylphenazin-5-ium as the counterion. It is commonly used for staining Gram negative bacteria red in smears to contrast with the blue Gram positive organisms. It has a role as a photosensitizing agent, a fluorochrome and a histological dye. It contains a 3,7-diamino-5-phenylphenazin-5-ium.
Source: ChEBI
| Molecular formula | C18H15ClN4 |
|---|---|
| Molecular weight | 322.8 g/mol |
| IUPAC name | 10-phenylphenazin-10-ium-2,8-diamine chloride |
| InChIKey | SOUHUMACVWVDME-UHFFFAOYSA-N |
| SMILES | C1=CC=C(C=C1)[N+]2=C3C=C(C=CC3=NC4=C2C=C(C=C4)N)N.[Cl-] |
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