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Tetrazolium Blue Chloride [1871-22-3]

CDX-T0136
Chemodex
CAS Number1871-22-3
Product group Chemicals
Estimated Purity>97%
Molecular Weight727.65
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Overview

  • Supplier
    Chemodex
  • Product Name
    Tetrazolium Blue Chloride [1871-22-3]
  • Delivery Days Customer
    2
  • CAS Number
    1871-22-3
  • Certification
    Research Use Only
  • Estimated Purity
    >97%
  • Hazard Information
    Danger
  • Molecular Formula
    C40H32N8O2 . 2Cl
  • Molecular Weight
    727.65
  • Scientific Description
    Chemical. CAS: 1871-22-3. Formula: C40H32N8O2 . 2Cl. MW: 727.65. Tetrazolium Blue Chloride (Nitro Blue Tetrazolium, NBT) is a redox-sensitive dye widely used as a chromogenic reagent for detecting enzymatic activity, reactive oxygen species (ROS), and cellular respiration. Upon reduction by dehydrogenases or superoxide radicals, it forms an insoluble blue formazan precipitate, enabling visual or spectrophotometric quantification of metabolic activity. NBT is commonly used as a colorimetric reagent and applied in microbiology, histochemistry, and plant and animal cell research to assess oxidative burst, mitochondrial function, and electron transport chain activity. Spectral Data: lambdaabs ~540 nm, with a wide wavelength range of 480-600 nm. - Tetrazolium Blue Chloride (Nitro Blue Tetrazolium, NBT) is a redox-sensitive dye widely used as a chromogenic reagent for detecting enzymatic activity, reactive oxygen species (ROS), and cellular respiration. Upon reduction by dehydrogenases or superoxide radicals, it forms an insoluble blue formazan precipitate, enabling visual or spectrophotometric quantification of metabolic activity. NBT is commonly used as a colorimetric reagent and applied in microbiology, histochemistry, and plant and animal cell research to assess oxidative burst, mitochondrial function, and electron transport chain activity. Spectral Data: lambdaabs ~540 nm, with a wide wavelength range of 480-600 nm.
  • SMILES
    COC1=CC(C2=CC(OC)=C(N3N=C(C4=CC=CC=C4)N=[N+]3C5=CC=CC=C5)C=C2)=CC=C1N6[N+](C7=CC=CC=C7)=NC(C8=CC=CC=C8)=N6.[Cl-].[Cl-]
  • Storage Instruction
    -20°C,2°C to 8°C
  • UNSPSC
    12162000