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T0138

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Tetrazolium Violet

≥98% purity (TLC), powder

Synonym(s):

2,5-Diphenyl-3-(α-naphthyl)tetrazolium chloride, 2,5-Diphenyl-3-(1-naphthyl)tetrazolium chloride, TV

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C23H17ClN4
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
384.86
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12171500
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.47

product name

Tetrazolium Violet,

Assay

≥98% (TLC)

Quality Level

form

powder

mp

247-249 °C

solubility

methanol: 1 mg/mL, clear

application(s)

diagnostic assay manufacturing
hematology
histology

storage temp.

room temp

SMILES string

[Cl-].c1ccc(cc1)-c2nn(-c3ccccc3)[n+](n2)-c4cccc5ccccc45

InChI

1S/C23H17N4.ClH/c1-3-11-19(12-4-1)23-24-26(20-14-5-2-6-15-20)27(25-23)22-17-9-13-18-10-7-8-16-21(18)22;/h1-17H;1H/q+1;/p-1

InChI key

RONADMZTCCPLEF-UHFFFAOYSA-M

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General description

Tetrazolium Violet is a monotetrazolium salt which forms water-insoluble formazans. These salts are mainly used as indicators of extracellular redox activity and cell redox potential. Tetrazolium violet is positively charged and cell-permeable.

Application

Tetrazolium Violet has been used to stain agar layers in bacteriophage plaque formation assays.

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Differential Effect of Tetrazolium Dyes upon Bacteriophage Plaque Assay Titers
CHRISTON J. HURST
Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 3462-3465 (1994)
Experimental conditions affect the site of tetrazolium violet reduction in the electron transport chain of Lactococcus lactis
Sybille Tachon
Microbiology, 2941-2948 (2009)
Laura Turner et al.
PloS one, 10(7), e0133972-e0133972 (2015-07-30)
Children's exposure to food marketing is one environmental determinant of childhood obesity. Measuring the extent to which children are aware of food brands may be one way to estimate relative prior exposures to food marketing. This study aimed to develop
Dongsheng Zhang et al.
Journal of virology, 89(2), 1419-1427 (2014-11-14)
Tulane virus (TV), the prototype of the Recovirus genus in the calicivirus family, was isolated from the stools of rhesus monkeys and can be cultivated in vitro in monkey kidney cells. TV is genetically closely related to the genus Norovirus
Robert B Lull et al.
Psychological bulletin, 141(5), 1022-1048 (2015-07-21)
It is commonly assumed that sex and violence sell. However, we predicted that sex and violence would have the opposite effect. We based our predictions on the evolution and emotional arousal theoretical framework, which states that people are evolutionarily predisposed

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