CHEBI:90179 - iodine green

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ChEBI Name iodine green
ChEBI ID CHEBI:90179
Definition An iminium salt composed of (4-{[4-(dimethylamino)-3-methylphenyl][4-(trimethylazaniumyl)phenyl]methylidene}cyclohexa-2,5-dien-1-ylidene)(dimethyl)ammonium and chloride ions in a 1:2 ratio. A histological dye used for staining chromatin and amyloid.
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Formula C27H35Cl2N3
Net Charge 0
Average Mass 472.494
Monoisotopic Mass 471.22080
InChI InChI=1S/C27H35N3.2ClH/c1-20-19-23(13-18-26(20)29(4)5)27(21-9-14-24(15-10-21)28(2)3)22-11-16-25(17-12-22)30(6,7)8;;/h9-19H,1-8H3;2*1H/q+2;;/p-2
InChIKey FRCAGVUKJQCWBD-UHFFFAOYSA-L
SMILES C(C=1C=CC([N+](C)(C)C)=CC1)(C2=CC(=C(N(C)C)C=C2)C)=C3C=CC(=[N+](C)C)C=C3.[Cl-].[Cl-]
Roles Classification
Application(s): fluorochrome
A fluorescent dye used to stain biological specimens.
histological dye
A dye used in microscopic or electron microscopic examination of cells and tissues to give contrast and to highlight particular features of interest, such as nuclei and cytoplasm.
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Outgoing iodine green (CHEBI:90179) has part iodine green(2+) (CHEBI:90181)
iodine green (CHEBI:90179) has role fluorochrome (CHEBI:51217)
iodine green (CHEBI:90179) has role histological dye (CHEBI:77178)
iodine green (CHEBI:90179) is a iminium salt (CHEBI:35277)
iodine green (CHEBI:90179) is a organic chloride salt (CHEBI:36094)
iodine green (CHEBI:90179) is a quaternary ammonium salt (CHEBI:35273)
IUPAC Name
(4-{[4-(dimethylamino)-3-methylphenyl][4-(trimethylazaniumyl)phenyl]methylidene}cyclohexa-2,5-dien-1-ylidene)(dimethyl)ammonium dichloride
Synonym Source
C.I. 42556 ChEBI
Registry Number Type Source
33231-00-4 CAS Registry Number ChemIDplus
Citations
Gong Z, Zhu M, Zheng J, Zhan R, Lin W (2003)
[Ziehl-Neelsen-Victoria blue-iodine green compound staining method showing leprotic bacillus].
Beijing da xue xue bao. Yi xue ban = Journal of Peking University. Health sciences 35, 85-86 [PubMed:12920817]
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Dutt MK (1975)
Selective staining of animal chromosomes with synthetic dyes following iodine-dye-procedure.
Acta histochemica 53, 211-216 [PubMed:52989]
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Last Modified
03 November 2015