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Tolonium chloride

CHEBI:CHEBI_87647

Definition

An organic chloride salt having 3-amino-7-(dimethylamino)-2-methylphenothiazin-5-ium (tolonium) as the counterion. It is a blue nuclear counterstain that can be used to demonstrate Nissl substance and is also useful for staining mast cell granules, both in metachromatic and orthochromatic techniques.

Chemical Information

Molecular Formula
C15H16ClN3S
Molecular Mass
305.82600
Charge
0
SMILES
[Cl-].CN(C)c1ccc2nc3cc(C)c(N)cc3[s+]c2c1
InChI
InChI=1S/C15H16N3S.ClH/c1-9-6-13-15(8-11(9)16)19-14-7-10(18(2)3)4-5-12(14)17-13;/h4-8H,16H2,1-3H3;1H/q+1;/p-1
InChIKey
HNONEKILPDHFOL-UHFFFAOYSA-M

Alternative Names

  • 3-Amino-7-(dimethylamino)-2-(methylphenazathionium) chloride
  • 3-amino-7-(dimethylamino)-2-methylphenothiazin-5-ium chloride
  • basic blue 17
  • Blutene chloride
  • C.I. 52040
  • C.I. 925
  • C.I. Basic Blue 17
  • chlorure de tolonium
  • cloruro de tolonio
  • Dimethyltoluthionine chloride
  • toloni chloridum
  • tolonii chloridum
  • tolonium chloride
  • Toluidene Blue O Chloride
  • Toluidinblau
  • toluidine blue
  • toluidine blue O

Treatment Applications

Drug Classification

Important Medical Information

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Additional Identifiers

DRON_00010000
10638
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Additional References

Wikipedia:Tolonium_chloride

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