Description / Application
Azure B is an organic chloride salt having 3-(dimethylamino)-7-(methylamino)phenothiazin-5-ium as the counterion. It is used in making azure eosin stains for blood smear staining and is an active metabolite of methylene blue. It has a role as an antidepressant, an EC 3.1.1.8 (cholinesterase) inhibitor, an EC 1.4.3.4 (monoamine oxidase) inhibitor, a drug metabolite, a fluorochrome, a histological dye and a cardioprotective agent. It contains a 3-(dimethylamino)-7-(methylamino)phenothiazin-5-ium.
Identities
| Alternative Name | N,N,N'-Trimethylthionin, Azure I, Methyleneazure |
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| Molecular Formula | C15H16ClN3S |
| Molecular Weight | 305.8 |
| MFCD | MFCD00011935 |
Safety
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| Signal Word | Warning |
| Hazard Statements | H315;H319;H335 |
| Precautionary Statements | P261;P264;P271;P280;P302+P352;P304+P340;P305+P351+P338;P312;P321;P332+P313;P337+P313;P362;P403+P233;P405;P501 |