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Toluidine Blue

suitable for microscopy, 8.74% (ZN (THEORY))

Synonym(s):

Tolonium chloride; Basic Blue 17

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C15H16ClN3S · 0.5ZnCl2
CAS Number:
6586-04-5
Molecular Weight:
373.97
PubChem Substance ID:
329769757
UNSPSC Code:
12171500
NACRES:
MA.02
MDL number:
MFCD03548293
Colour Index Number:
52040
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
4068052

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Product Name

Toluidine Blue, suitable for microscopy, 8.74% (ZN (THEORY))

SMILES string

[Cl-].[Cl-].Cl[Zn]Cl.Cc1cc2N=C3C=CC(\C=C3Sc2cc1N)=[N+](\C)C.Cc4cc5N=C6C=CC(\C=C6Sc5cc4N)=[N+](\C)C

InChI

1S/2C15H15N3S.4ClH.Zn/c2*1-9-6-13-15(8-11(9)16)19-14-7-10(18(2)3)4-5-12(14)17-13;;;;;/h2*4-8,16H,1-3H3;4*1H;/q;;;;;;+2/p-2

InChI key

DAQXTSXITPUGRG-UHFFFAOYSA-L

assay

8.74% (ZN (THEORY))

form

powder or crystals

technique(s)

microbe id | staining: suitable

color

green to very dark green

solubility

methanol: 0.01 g/10 mL, blue to very deep blue

εmax

≥800 at 621-636 nm in water

suitability

suitable for microscopy

application(s)

diagnostic assay manufacturing
hematology
histology

storage temp.

room temp

Quality Level

200

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Application

Toluidine Blue is suitable for use in the following applications:
  1. to demonstrate amyloid; DNA in plant material, mast cells, Nissl substance, nuclei, and sulfatides
  2. in metachromatic staining of sulfated mucins and related materials
  3. as staining agent to identify the development and accumulation of the cartilage matrix, proteoglycans for isolation and culture of mesenchymal stem cells from mouse compact bone.
  4. staining of mucins in water-miscible resins and of nucleic acids in epoxy resins(1)

Biochem/physiol Actions

Toluidine Blue is a basic thiazine metachromatic dye, which is used for selectively staining acidic tissue components such as carboxylates, sulfates, and phosphate radicals.It is found to have an affinity for nucleic acids and therefore binds to the nuclear material of tissues with a high DNA and RNA content.

General description

Toluidine blue (C.l. 52040) is a diaminothiazine dye.It is also known as TBO, tolonium chloride, and toluidine blue O.

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 3

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

Eyeshields, Gloves, type N95 (US)

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