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| Name: | Methylene Blue |
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| PubChem Compound ID: | 104827 |
| Description: | A compound consisting of dark green crystals or crystalline powder, having a bronze-like luster. Solutions in water or alcohol have a deep blue color. Methylene blue is used as a bacteriologic stain and as an indicator. It inhibits GUANYLATE CYCLASE, and has been used to treat cyanide poisoning and to lower levels of METHEMOGLOBIN. |
| Molecular formula: | C16H24ClN3O3S |
| Molecular weight: | 373.899 g/mol |
| Synonyms: |
C.I. Basic Blue 9 trihydrate; NCGC00091924-01; C.I. Basic Blue 9, trihydrate (8CI); Methylene Blue [USAN]; Methylene Blue trihydrate; Phenothiazin-5-ium, 3,7-bis(dimethylamino)-, chloride, trihydrate; 3,7-Bis(dimethylamino)phenothiazin-5-ium chloride trihydrate; 7220-79-3
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