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Methylene blue

CHEBI:CHEBI_6872

Definition

An organic chloride salt having 3,7-bis(dimethylamino)phenothiazin-5-ium as the counterion. A commonly used dye that also exhibits antioxidant, antimalarial, antidepressant and cardioprotective properties.

Chemical Information

Molecular Formula
C16H18N3S.Cl
Molecular Mass
319.85200
Charge
0
SMILES
[Cl-].CN(C)c1ccc2nc3ccc(cc3[s+]c2c1)N(C)C
InChI
InChI=1S/C16H18N3S.ClH/c1-18(2)11-5-7-13-15(9-11)20-16-10-12(19(3)4)6-8-14(16)17-13;/h5-10H,1-4H3;1H/q+1;/p-1
InChIKey
CXKWCBBOMKCUKX-UHFFFAOYSA-M

Alternative Names

  • 3,7-bis(dimethylamino)phenothiazin-5-ium chloride
  • azul de metileno
  • Basic Blue 9
  • bleu de methylene
  • C.I. 52015
  • chlorure de methylthioninium
  • cloruro de metiltioninio
  • Methylenblau
  • Methylene blue
  • Methylene Blue anhydrous
  • methylthioninii chloridum
  • methylthioninium chloride
  • Methylthioninium chloride
  • Solvent blue 8
  • Swiss blue

Drug Classification

Important Medical Information

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Additional Identifiers

core#notation
CHEBI:6872
DRON_00010000
6878
oboInOwl#hasDbXref
Wikipedia:Methylene_blue

Additional References

Wikipedia:Methylene_blue

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Additional Attributes

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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/DOID_12451