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Methylene Blue product vial image | Hello Bio Solubility & Handling Storage instructions Room temperature
Solubility overview Soluble in water (50mg/ml), and in ethanol (70mg/ml)
Important This product is for RESEARCH USE ONLY and is not intended for therapeutic or diagnostic use. Not for human or veterinary use.
Chemical Data Chemical name [7-(dimethylamino)phenothiazin-3-ylidene]-dimethylazanium chloride
Chemical structure
Molecular Formula C16 H18 ClN3 S
PubChem identifier 104827
SMILES CN(C)C1=CC2=C(C=C1)N=C3C=CC(=[N+](C)C)C=C3S2.O.O.O.[Cl-]
InChiKey XQAXGZLFSSPBMK-UHFFFAOYSA-M
References for Methylene Blue References are publications that support the biological activity of the product
Efficacy of proveblue (methylene blue) in an experimental cerebral malaria murine model. Dormoi J et al (2013) Antimicrob Agents Chemother 57(7) : 3412-4. Methylene blue reduced abnormal tau accumulation in P301L tau transgenic mice. Hosokawa M et al (2012) PLoS One 7(12) : e52389. Inhibition of heparin-induced tau filament formation by phenothiazines, polyphenols, and porphyrins. Taniguchi S et al (2005) J Biol Chem 280(9) : 7614-23. Comparison of two soluble guanylyl cyclase inhibitors, methylene blue and ODQ, on sodium nitroprusside-induced relaxation in guinea-pig trachea. Hwang TL et al (1998) Br J Pharmacol 125(6) : 1158-63.
Biological dye, redox indicator and soluble guanylyl cyclase inhibitor
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