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Evans blue

CHEBI:CHEBI_82467

Definition

An organic sodium salt that is the tetrasodium salt of 6,6'-{(3,3'-dimethyl[1,1'-biphenyl]-4,4'-diyl)bis[diazene-2,1-diyl]}bis(4-amino-5-hydroxynaphthalene-1,3-disulfonate). It is sometimes used as a counterstain, especially in fluorescent methods to suppress background autofluorescence.

Chemical Information

Molecular Formula
C34H24N6Na4O14S4
Molecular Mass
960.80500
Charge
0
SMILES
[Na+].[Na+].[Na+].[Na+].Cc1cc(ccc1N=Nc1ccc2c(cc(c(N)c2c1O)S([O-])(=O)=O)S([O-])(=O)=O)-c1ccc(N=Nc2ccc3c(cc(c(N)c3c2O)S([O-])(=O)=O)S([O-])(=O)=O)c(C)c1
InChI
InChI=1S/C34H28N6O14S4.4Na/c1-15-11-17(3-7-21(15)37-39-23-9-5-19-25(55(43,44)45)13-27(57(49,50)51)31(35)29(19)33(23)41)18-4-8-22(16(2)12-18)38-40-24-10-6-20-26(56(46,47)48)14-28(58(52,53)54)32(36)30(20)34(24)42;;;;/h3-14,41-42H,35-36H2,1-2H3,(H,43,44,45)(H,46,47,48)(H,49,50,51)(H,52,53,54);;;;/q;4*+1/p-4
InChIKey
ATNOAWAQFYGAOY-UHFFFAOYSA-J

Alternative Names

  • 4,4'-Bis(1-amino-8-hydroxy-2,4-disulfo-7-naphthylazo)-3,3'-bitolyl, tetrasodium salt
  • 4,4'-Bis(1-amino-8-hydroxy-2,4-disulpho-7-naphthylazo)-3,3'-bitolyl, tetrasodium salt
  • 4,4'-Bis(7-(1-amino-8-hydroxy-2,4-disulfo)naphthylazo)-3,3'-bitolyl, tetrasodium salt
  • 4,4'-Bis(7-(1-amino-8-hydroxy-2,4-disulpho)naphthylazo)-3,3'-bitolyl, tetrasodium salt
  • azovan blue
  • C.I. 23860
  • C.I. Direct Blue 53
  • C.I. direct blue 53 tetrasodium salt
  • direct blue 53
  • tetrasodium 6,6'-{(3,3'-dimethyl[1,1'-biphenyl]-4,4'-diyl)bis[diazene-2,1-diyl]}bis(4-amino-5-hydroxynaphthalene-1,3-disulfonate)

Drug Classification

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Additional Identifiers

DRON_00010000
4191
oboInOwl#hasDbXref
Wikipedia:Evans_Blue_(dye)
core#notation
CHEBI:82467

Additional References

Wikipedia:Evans_Blue_(dye)

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Additional Attributes

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