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Product Name:
Azure B
Formula:
C15H16ClN3S
Synonyms:
N,N,N′-Trimethylthionin;3-(Dimethylamino)-7-(methylamino)phenothiazin-5-ium chloride;Azure I;Methyleneazure
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SAFETY INFORMATION
Signal word | Warning |
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Pictogram(s) |
Exclamation Mark Irritant GHS07 |
GHS Hazard Statements |
H302:Acute toxicity,oral |
COMPUTED DESCRIPTORS
Molecular Weight | 305.8 g/mol |
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Hydrogen Bond Donor Count | 1 |
Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count | 4 |
Rotatable Bond Count | 1 |
Exact Mass | 305.0753464 g/mol |
Monoisotopic Mass | 305.0753464 g/mol |
Topological Polar Surface Area | 52.7 Ų |
Heavy Atom Count | 20 |
Formal Charge | 0 |
Complexity | 498 |
Isotope Atom Count | 0 |
Defined Atom Stereocenter Count | 0 |
Undefined Atom Stereocenter Count | 0 |
Defined Bond Stereocenter Count | 0 |
Undefined Bond Stereocenter Count | 0 |
Covalently-Bonded Unit Count | 2 |
Compound Is Canonicalized | Yes |
PRODUCT INTRODUCTION
description
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 a histological dye, a fluorochrome, a drug metabolite, an EC 3.1.1.8 (cholinesterase) inhibitor, an EC 1.4.3.4 (monoamine oxidase) inhibitor, a cardioprotective agent and an antidepressant. It contains a 3-(dimethylamino)-7-(methylamino)phenothiazin-5-ium.