CHEBI:87052 - acid fuchsin

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ChEBI Name acid fuchsin
ChEBI ID CHEBI:87052
Definition An organic sodium salt that is the disodium salt of 2-amino-5-[(4-amino-3-sulfophenyl)(4-imino-3-sulfocyclohexa-2,5-dien-1-ylidene)methyl]-3-methylbenzene-1-sulfonic acid. It is used in the Van Gieson method in conjunction with picric acid to demonstrate collagen fibres red, and in Masson's trichrome to colour smooth muscle in contrast to collagen.
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Formula C20H17N3Na2O9S3
Net Charge 0
Average Mass 585.53800
Monoisotopic Mass 584.99223
InChI InChI=1S/C20H19N3O9S3.2Na/c1-10-6-13(9-18(20(10)23)35(30,31)32)19(11-2-4-14(21)16(7-11)33(24,25)26)12-3-5-15(22)17(8-12)34(27,28)29;;/h2-9,21H,22-23H2,1H3,(H,24,25,26)(H,27,28,29)(H,30,31,32);;/q;2*+1/p-2/b19-11-,21-14?;;
InChIKey RZUBARUFLYGOGC-MTHOTQAESA-L
SMILES [Na+].[Na+].Cc1cc(cc(c1N)S([O-])(=O)=O)C(=C1\C=CC(=[NH2+])C(=C1)S([O-])(=O)=O)\c1ccc(N)c(c1)S([O-])(=O)=O
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Application(s): histological dye
A dye used in microscopic or electron microscopic examination of cells and tissues to give contrast and to highlight particular features of interest, such as nuclei and cytoplasm.
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Outgoing acid fuchsin (CHEBI:87052) has part acid fuchsin(2−) (CHEBI:87062)
acid fuchsin (CHEBI:87052) has role histological dye (CHEBI:77178)
acid fuchsin (CHEBI:87052) is a organic sodium salt (CHEBI:38700)
IUPAC Name
disodium 2-amino-5-[(4-amino-3-sulfonatophenyl)(4-iminio-3-sulfonatocyclohexa-2,5-dien-1-ylidene)methyl]-3-methylbenzene-1-sulfonate
Synonyms Sources
acid magenta ChEBI
acid roseine ChEBI
acid rubin ChEBI
acid violet 19 ChEBI
C.I. 42685 ChEBI
C.I. Acid Violet 19 ChemIDplus
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Acid_fuchsin Wikipedia
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13196402 Reaxys Registry Number Reaxys
68109-73-9 CAS Registry Number ChemIDplus
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Last Modified
22 July 2015