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Methylene blue
- CAS number
- 61-73-4
- Molecular formula
- C16H18ClN3S
- Molecular weight
- 319.9 g/mol
About this molecule
Methylene blue is an oxidation-reduction agent. The intravenous form of methylene blue is approved by the FDA for the treatment of pediatric and adult patients with acquired methemoglobinemia. Historically, it has been widely used in Africa to treat malaria, but now it disappeared when chloroquine (CQ) and other drugs entered the market. Its use as an urinary tract antiseptic has also been investigated. Methylthioninium chloride (INN, or methylene blue, proposed trade name Rember) is an investigational drug being developed by the University of Aberdeen and TauRx Therapeutics that has been shown in early clinical trials to be an inhibitor of Tau protein aggregation. The drug is of potential interest for the treatment of patients with Alzheimer's disease.
Source: DrugBank, via PubChem.
Identifiers
- IUPAC name
- [7-(dimethylamino)phenothiazin-3-ylidene]-dimethylazanium chloride
- InChIKey
- CXKWCBBOMKCUKX-UHFFFAOYSA-M
- SMILES
- CN(C)C1=CC2=C(C=C1)N=C3C=CC(=[N+](C)C)C=C3S2.[Cl-]
- Other CAS numbers recorded
- 105504-42-5 · 12262-49-6 · 152071-32-4 · 97130-83-1
- PubChem CID
- 6099
Also known as
methylene blue · Basic blue 9 · Methylthioninium chloride · Solvent blue 8 · Swiss Blue · Chromosmon · C.I. Basic Blue 9 · Methylene Blue anhydrous
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