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Toluidine blue
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Toluidine blue, also known as TBO or tolonium chloride (INN) is a blue cationic (basic) dye used in histology (as the toluidine blue stain) and sometimes clinically.
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IUPAC name
(7-amino-8-methylphenothiazin-3-ylidene)-dimethylammonium chloride | |
Other names
Toluidine blue O | |
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ECHA InfoCard | 100.001.952 ![]() |
MeSH | Tolonium+chloride |
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C15H16N3S+ | |
Molar mass | 270.374 g/mol |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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