Azure B [531-55-5]

MedChem Express

Azure B [531-55-5]

10

531-55-5

Research Use Only

98.13

C15H16ClN3S

305.83

Azure B is a cationic dye and the major metabolite of Methylene blue. Azure B is used in making Azure eosin stains for blood smear staining. Azure B is a high-potency, selective and reversible inhibitor of monoamine oxidases (MAO)-A, with IC50s of 11 and 968 nM for recombinant human MAO-A and MAO-B, respectively. Azure B possesses significant antidepressant-like effects[1][2].

CNC1=CC2=[S+]C3=C(C=CC(N(C)C)=C3)N=C2C=C1.[Cl-]

2°C to 8°C

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