Azure B (Standard)
Azure B (Standard) is the analytical standard of Azure B. This product is intended for research and analytical applications. Azure B is a cationic dye and the major metabolite of Methylene blue. Azure B is used in making Azure eosin stains for blood smear staining. Azure B is a high-potency, selective and reversible inhibitor of monoamine oxidases (MAO)-A, with IC50s of 11 and 968 nM for recombinant human MAO-A and MAO-B, respectively. Azure B possesses significant antidepressant-like effects.
For research use only. We do not sell to patients.
- CAS No.: 531-55-5
- Formula: C15H16ClN3S
- Molecular Weight:305.83
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Storage:
Please store the product under the recommended conditions in the Certificate of Analysis.
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Product Information
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Chemical Information
- Purity & Documentation
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Product Information
The compound is the grade of analytical standard, which is the reference standard supplied assay. It is commonly used in qualitative, quantitative and methodological research experiments in HPLC, GC and MS.
Chemical Information
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CAS No. 531-55-5
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Molecular Weight 305.83
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Formula C15H16ClN3S
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SMILES
CNC1=CC2=[S+]C3=C(C=CC(N(C)C)=C3)N=C2C=C1.[Cl-]
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Synonyms
Azure B chloride (Standard)
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Shipping
Room temperature in continental US; may vary elsewhere.
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Storage
Please store the product under the recommended conditions in the Certificate of Analysis.
Purity & Documentation
References
[1]. Löhr W,et al. The azure dyes: their purification and physicochemical properties. II. Purification of azure B. Stain Technol. 1975 May;50(3):149-56. [Content Brief]
[2]. Delport A, et al. Azure B and a synthetic structural analogue of methylene blue, ethylthioninium chloride, present with antidepressant-like properties. Life Sci. 2014 Nov 11;117(2):56-66. [Content Brief]
Calculators
Concentration (start) × Volume (start) = Concentration (final) × Volume (final)
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