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Sigma-Aldrich

Tetranitroblue tetrazolium chloride

≥85% (AT)

Synonym(s):

3,3′-(3,3′-Dimethoxy-4,4′-biphenylene)bis[2,5-bis(p-nitrophenyl)-2H-tetrazolium chloride], TNBT, Tetranitrotetrazolium blue chloride

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C40H28Cl2N12O10
CAS Number:
1184-43-6
Molecular Weight:
907.63
Beilstein:
3897475
EC Number:
214-665-1
MDL number:
MFCD00036338
UNSPSC Code:
12352204
PubChem Substance ID:
57653280
NACRES:
NA.83

Assay

≥85% (AT)

form

powder or crystals

ign. residue

≤0.1%

loss

≤25% loss on drying

mp

~170 °C (dec.)

solubility

2-methoxyethanol: 0.090 g/10 mL (hot)

SMILES string

[Cl-].[Cl-].COc1cc(ccc1-[n+]2nc(nn2-c3ccc(cc3)[N+]([O-])=O)-c4ccc(cc4)[N+]([O-])=O)-c5ccc(c(OC)c5)-[n+]6nc(nn6-c7ccc(cc7)[N+]([O-])=O)-c8ccc(cc8)[N+]([O-])=O

InChI

1S/C40H28N12O10.2ClH/c1-61-37-23-27(7-21-35(37)47-43-39(25-3-9-31(10-4-25)49(53)54)41-45(47)29-13-17-33(18-14-29)51(57)58)28-8-22-36(38(24-28)62-2)48-44-40(26-5-11-32(12-6-26)50(55)56)42-46(48)30-15-19-34(20-16-30)52(59)60;;/h3-24H,1-2H3;2*1H/q+2;;/p-2

InChI key

VCESGVLABVSDRO-UHFFFAOYSA-L

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General description

crystallized with ~2 mol ethanol

Other Notes

Review: Tetrazolium salts and formazans; Detection of hydrolases (with indoxyl substrates)

Pictograms

Health hazard
GHS08

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Statements

H350

Precautionary Statements

P201 - P308 + P313

Hazard Classifications

Carc. 1B

Storage Class Code

6.1D - Non-combustible acute toxic Cat.3 / toxic hazardous materials or hazardous materials causing chronic effects

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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Sigma-Aldrich

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R Gossrau
Histochemistry, 58(3), 203-218 (1978-12-01)
Using freeze-dried or sections from fresh-frozen or aldehyde-fixed material nitro BT (NBT), tetranito BT (TNBT), distyryl nitro BT (DS-NBT), thiocarbamyl nitro BT (TC-NBT) or benzothiazolylstyrylphthalhydrazidyl tetrazolium chloride (BSPT) were tested as auxiliary reagents for the localization of glycosidases, phosphatases and
M S Letinsky
Stain technology, 58(1), 21-27 (1983-01-01)
Nitroblue tetrazolium (NBT) has been used to stain motor nerve terminals and unmyelinated axons in vertebrate skeletal muscle, but undesirable background connective tissue coloration resulted. This procedure was improved by separation of the tetrazolium salt's binding from its subsequent reduction.
W M Frederiks et al.
The Histochemical journal, 17(6), 707-715 (1985-06-01)
The tetrazolium method for the histochemical detection of monoamine oxidase (MAO) activity in rat liver cryostat sections has been tested for its specificity and its possible use in quantification. The tetrazolium salt tetranitro blue tetrazolium is recommended for the localization
C J Van Noorden et al.
The Histochemical journal, 19(2), 94-102 (1987-02-01)
The indoxyl-tetranitro BT method for the demonstration of alkaline phosphatase activity has been optimized and its validity for quantitative histochemistry tested. The study has been performed with model films of polyacrylamide gel incorporating homogenate of rat liver and with cryostat
D J Wigston
The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience, 9(2), 639-647 (1989-02-01)
The stability of neuromuscular junctions (NMJs) was studied in soleus muscles of adult mice by labeling acetylcholine receptors in vivo with rhodamine alpha-bungarotoxin. Identified NMJs were examined in living animals by low-light-level fluorescence microscopy on 2 or 3 occasions separated
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