TETRANITRO BLUE TETRAZOLIUM TNBT

Chemical/Dye Class Tetrazobum salt Molecular Formula C40H28CI2N12O10 Molecular Weight 907.63 Physical Form Yellow crystals or powder 

CA Index Name 2//-Tetrazolium, 2,2 -(3,3 -dimethoxy [l,l -biphenyl]-4,4 -diyl)bis[3,5-bis(4-nitrophenyl)-, chloride (1 2) 

Other Names 2//-Tetrazolium, 2,2 -(3,3 -dimethoxy [l,l -biphenyl]-4,4 -diyl)bis[3,5-bis(4-nitrophenyl)-, dichloride 2//-Tetrazolium, 3,3 -(3,3 -dimethoxy-4,4 -bi-phenylylene)bis[2,5-bis(p-nitrophenyl)-, dichloride [3,3 -(3,3 -Dimethoxy-4,4 -biphenylylene)bis[2,5-bis(p-nitrophenyl)-2//-tetrazolium chloride]] 2,2, 5,5 -Tetra-p-nitrophenyl-3,3 -(3,3 -dimethoxy-4,4 -biphenylene)dite-trazolium chloride 2,2, 5,5 -Tetrakis(p-nitrophenyl)-3,3 -(3,3 -dimethoxy-4,4 -diphenylene)ditetrazolium chloride 2,2, 5,5 -Tetrakis-p-(nitrophenyl)-3,3 -bis(3,3 -di-methoxy-4,4 -diphenylene)ditetrazolium chloride Blue p-nitrotetrazolium chloride NSC 121208 Nitroblue monotetrazolium chloride TNBT Tetranitro Blue Tetrazolium Tetranitro-BT Tetranitroblue tetrazolium chloride Tetranitrotetrazolium blue Merck Index Number Not listed 

Solubility Soluble in water, ethanol, methanol, N,N-dimethylformamide 

Staining Applications Cancer tissues enzymes B-galactosidase glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase motor nerve terminals  

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Chikamori, K. Shimizu, T. Shinohara, T. Fukui, K. Araki, T. Yamada, M. Cytophotometry for succinate dehydrogenase activity in relation to tissue protein content with Tetranitro Blue Tetrazolium (TNBT). Acta Histochem. Cytochem. 1986, 19, 241-251. 

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