Azure B
Product Sizes
5 mg
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HY-D0004-5MG
1 mg
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HY-D0004-1MG
50 mg
£ POA
HY-D0004-50MG
10 mg
£ POA
HY-D0004-10MG
25 mg
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HY-D0004-25MG
10mM/1mL
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HY-D0004-10MM
About this Product
- SKU:
- HY-D0004
- Additional Names:
- Azure B (chloride)
- CAS Number:
- 531-55-5
- Extra Details:
- 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].
- Molecular Weight:
- 305.83
- Purity:
- 99.87
- References:
- [1]Löhr W,et al. The azure dyes: their purification and physicochemical properties. II. Purification of azure B. Stain Technol. 1975 May;50(3):149-56.|[2]Delport A, et al. Azure B and a synthetic structural analogue of methylene blue, ethylthioninium chloride, present with antidepressant-like properties. Life Sci. 2014 Nov 11;117(2):56-66.
- Research Area:
- Neurological Disease
- Shipping Conditions:
- Ambient
- Storage Conditions:
- 4[o]C (Powder; sealed storage; away from moisture and light)
- Type:
- Proteins, Peptides, Small Molecules & Other Biomolecules: Fluorophores
- Pathway:
- Neuronal Signaling
