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MTT Formazan

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Synonym(s):

1-(4,5-Dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-3,5-diphenylformazan, Thiazolyl blue formazan

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C18H17N5S
CAS Number:
57360-69-7
Molecular Weight:
335.43
MDL number:
MFCD00080731
UNSPSC Code:
12171500
PubChem Substance ID:
24896591
NACRES:
NA.47

Assay

≥97% (TLC)

form

powder

color

purple

solubility

acetone: 1 mg/mL

application(s)

diagnostic assay manufacturing
hematology
histology

storage temp.

room temp

SMILES string

Cc1nc(\N=N\C(=N\Nc2ccccc2)c3ccccc3)sc1C

InChI

1S/C18H17N5S/c1-13-14(2)24-18(19-13)23-22-17(15-9-5-3-6-10-15)21-20-16-11-7-4-8-12-16/h3-12,20H,1-2H3/b21-17+,23-22+

InChI key

GIFKVQOPAJDJLO-SZVLODPRSA-N

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Application

MTT Formazan has been used to measure cell viability.

Biochem/physiol Actions

MTT assay is a colorimetric reaction, generally used to examine cell viability. It involves the enzymatic reduction of a yellow-colored, water-soluble, 3-[4,5-dimethylthiazole-2-yl]-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide (MTT) to purple-colored, water-insoluble, MTT-formazan. This reaction is catalyzed by mitochondrial dehydrogenase and only occurs in viable cells. Thus, the amount of blue formazan is proportional to the number of viable cells. The absorbance of the formazan solution is analyzed spectrophotometrically at 570 nm.

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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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