M4159

Methylene Blue hydrate

suitable for nucleic acid staining, BioReagent

• Synonym(s): 3,7-Bis(dimethylamino)phenothiazin-5-ium chloride xhydrate, Methylene Blue monohydrate, Methylene blue, Nucleic acid staining reagent
• Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): C₁₆H₁₈ClN₃S · xH₂O
• CAS Number: 122965-43-9
• Molecular Weight: 319.85 (anhydrous basis)
• UNSPSC Code: 12171500
• NACRES: NA.52
• PubChem Substance ID: 57654386
• EC Number: 200-515-2
• Beilstein/REAXYS Number: 3599847
• MDL number: MFCD00150006

Properties

• grade: Molecular Biology
• Quality Level: 100
• product line: BioReagent
• form: powder
• technique(s): nucleic acid detection: suitable
• solubility: water: 1 mg/mL (dark blue)
• suitability: suitable for nucleic acid staining
• storage temp.: room temp
• SMILES string: O.[Cl-].CN(C)c1ccc2N=C3C=C\C(C=C3Sc2c1)=[N+](/C)C
• InChI: 1S/C16H18N3S.ClH.H2O/c1-18(2)11-5-7-13-15(9-11)20-16-10-12(19(3)4)6-8-14(16)17-13;;/h5-10H,1-4H3;1H;1H2/q+1;;/p-1
• InChI key: WQVSELLRAGBDLX-UHFFFAOYSA-M

Description

General description

Methylene blue is a heterocyclic aromatic chemical, appearing as a dark green solid powder, changing to blue in aqueous solution. It is used as a stain in many different histology procedures, as well as in molecular biology laboratories.

Application

Methylene Blue hydrate is suitable for use as a nucleic acid stain for agarose and polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (PAGE). It was used to stain 4T1 tumor cells to study metastasis of tumor cells using clonogenic assay.[1] Methylene blue hydrate crystals were encapsulated in apoferritin nanocages for photodynamic therapy against tumor cells.[2]

Features and Benefits

• Less hazardous than staining with ethidium bromide
• Viewable in visible light
• Fast and easy to use

Safety Information

• pictograms: GHS07
• signalword: Warning
• hcodes: H302
• Hazard Classifications: Acute Tox. 4 Oral
• Storage Class: 11 - Combustible Solids
• wgk: WGK 3
• flash_point_f: Not applicable
• flash_point_c: Not applicable
• ppe: dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves