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Stereochemistry ACHIRAL
Molecular Formula C15H16N3S.Cl
Molecular Weight 305.826
Optical Activity NONE
Defined Stereocenters 0 / 0
E/Z Centers 0
Charge 0

SHOW SMILES / InChI
Structure of TOLONIUM CHLORIDE

SMILES

[Cl-].CN(C)C1=CC2=C(C=C1)N=C3C=C(C)C(N)=CC3=[S+]2

InChI

InChIKey=HNONEKILPDHFOL-UHFFFAOYSA-M
InChI=1S/C15H16N3S.ClH/c1-9-6-13-15(8-11(9)16)19-14-7-10(18(2)3)4-5-12(14)17-13;/h4-8H,16H2,1-3H3;1H/q+1;/p-1

HIDE SMILES / InChI

Molecular Formula C15H16N3S
Molecular Weight 270.373
Charge 1
Count
Stereochemistry ACHIRAL
Additional Stereochemistry No
Defined Stereocenters 0 / 0
E/Z Centers 0
Optical Activity NONE

Molecular Formula ClH
Molecular Weight 36.461
Charge 0
Count
Stereochemistry ACHIRAL
Additional Stereochemistry No
Defined Stereocenters 0 / 0
E/Z Centers 0
Optical Activity NONE

Tolonium chloride (INN, also known as toluidine blue or TBO) is a phenothiazine that has been used as a hemostatic, a biological stain, and a dye for wool and silk. Tolonium chloride has also been used as a diagnostic aid for oral and gastric neoplasms and in the identification of the parathyroid gland in thyroid surgery. Toluidine blue has high affinity for acidic tissue components, thereby staining tissues rich in DNA and RNA. It has found wide applications both as vital staining in living tissues and as a special stain owing to its metachromatic property. Toluidine blue has been used in vivo to identify dysplasia and carcinoma of the oral cavity.

Originator

Curator's Comment: William Henry Perkin in 1856

Approval Year

Targets

Targets

Primary TargetPharmacologyConditionPotency
Conditions

Conditions

ConditionModalityTargetsHighest PhaseProduct
Primary
Blutene

Approved Use

Treatment and prevention of excessive menstrual flow.
Diagnostic
Unknown

Approved Use

Unknown
Diagnostic
Unknown

Approved Use

Unknown
Diagnostic
Unknown

Approved Use

Unknown
Doses

Doses

DosePopulationAdverse events​
2 mg/kg 1 times / day single, intravenous
Studied dose
Dose: 2 mg/kg, 1 times / day
Route: intravenous
Route: single
Dose: 2 mg/kg, 1 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy, 27 years
n = 1
Health Status: unhealthy
Condition: Lipedema
Age Group: 27 years
Sex: F
Population Size: 1
Sources:
Other AEs: Edema...
4 mg/kg 1 times / day single, intravenous (mean)
Studied dose
Dose: 4 mg/kg, 1 times / day
Route: intravenous
Route: single
Dose: 4 mg/kg, 1 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy, adult
n = 27
Health Status: unhealthy
Age Group: adult
Population Size: 27
Sources:
Other AEs: Cardiac arrhythmia...
Other AEs:
Cardiac arrhythmia
Sources:
AEs

AEs

AESignificanceDosePopulation
Edema
2 mg/kg 1 times / day single, intravenous
Studied dose
Dose: 2 mg/kg, 1 times / day
Route: intravenous
Route: single
Dose: 2 mg/kg, 1 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy, 27 years
n = 1
Health Status: unhealthy
Condition: Lipedema
Age Group: 27 years
Sex: F
Population Size: 1
Sources:
Cardiac arrhythmia
4 mg/kg 1 times / day single, intravenous (mean)
Studied dose
Dose: 4 mg/kg, 1 times / day
Route: intravenous
Route: single
Dose: 4 mg/kg, 1 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy, adult
n = 27
Health Status: unhealthy
Age Group: adult
Population Size: 27
Sources:
PubMed

PubMed

TitleDatePubMed
ABC of oral health. Swellings and red, white, and pigmented lesions.
2000 Jul 22
Toluidine blue: A review of its chemistry and clinical utility.
2012 May
Patents

Sample Use Guides

Examination of the oral cavity after the local application of Toluidine Blue dye (tolonium chloride)
Route of Administration: Other
In Vitro Use Guide
Unknown
Substance Class Chemical
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Record UNII
15XUH0X66N
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Name Type Language
TOLONIUM CHLORIDE
INN   MART.   MI   WHO-DD  
INN  
Official Name English
SCHULTZ 1041
Brand Name English
TOLUIDINE BLUE OO
Common Name English
KLOT
Brand Name English
NSC-36758
Code English
C.I. BASIC BLUE 17
Common Name English
MENODIN
Brand Name English
TOLONIUM CHLORIDE [MART.]
Common Name English
C.I. 52040
Common Name English
BLUTENE CHLORIDE
Brand Name English
PHENOTHIAZIN-5-IUM, 3-AMINO-7-(DIMETHYLAMINO)-2-METHYL-, CHLORIDE (1:1)
Systematic Name English
GABILIN
Brand Name English
BLUTENE
Brand Name English
TOLAZUL
Brand Name English
CI 52040
Common Name English
3-AMINO-7-DIMETHYLAMINO-2-METHYLPHENAZATHIONIUM CHLORIDE
Common Name English
Tolonium chloride [WHO-DD]
Common Name English
BASIC BLUE 17
Common Name English
PHENOTHIAZIN-5-IUM, 3-AMINO-7-(DIMETHYLAMINO)-2-METHYL-, CHLORIDE
Systematic Name English
TOLUIDINE BLUE O
Common Name English
NSC-11225
Code English
tolonium chloride [INN]
Common Name English
TOLONIUM CHLORIDE [MI]
Common Name English
Classification Tree Code System Code
NCI_THESAURUS C461
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Code System Code Type Description
NCI_THESAURUS
C87726
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ECHA (EC/EINECS)
202-146-2
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INN
231
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WIKIPEDIA
TOLONIUM CHLORIDE
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ChEMBL
CHEMBL1622638
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MERCK INDEX
m10949
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NSC
11225
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CAS
92-31-9
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CAS
37251-80-2
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NO STRUCTURE GIVEN
SMS_ID
100000077780
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CHEBI
87647
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MESH
D014048
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NSC
36758
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EPA CompTox
DTXSID9048728
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RXCUI
10638
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FDA UNII
15XUH0X66N
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EVMPD
SUB11168MIG
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