Azure B, CAS 531-55-5

Product Description: 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[1][2].

Applications: Neuroscience-Neuromodulation

Formula: C15H16ClN3S

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./[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.

CAS Number: 531-55-5

Molecular Weight: 305.83

Compound Purity: 96.08

Research Area: Neurological Disease

Solubility: DMSO : 10 mg/mL (ultrasonic;warming;heat to 60°C)

Target: Monoamine Oxidase

• Artikelnummer: MEXHY-D0004-1
• Hersteller: MedChemExpress
• Hersteller Artikelnummer: HY-D0004-1
• Green Labware: Nein
• Verpackungseinheit: 1 mg
• Mengeneinheit: STK