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Stereochemistry ACHIRAL
Molecular Formula C26H33N3.2Cl
Molecular Weight 458.466
Optical Activity NONE
Defined Stereocenters 0 / 0
E/Z Centers 0
Charge 0

SHOW SMILES / InChI
Structure of METHYL GREEN

SMILES

[Cl-].[Cl-].CN(C)C1=CC=C(C=C1)C(C2=CC=C(C=C2)[N+](C)(C)C)=C3C=CC(C=C3)=[N+](C)C

InChI

InChIKey=DWCZIOOZPIDHAB-UHFFFAOYSA-L
InChI=1S/C26H33N3.2ClH/c1-27(2)23-14-8-20(9-15-23)26(21-10-16-24(17-11-21)28(3)4)22-12-18-25(19-13-22)29(5,6)7;;/h8-19H,1-7H3;2*1H/q+2;;/p-2

HIDE SMILES / InChI

Molecular Formula Cl
Molecular Weight 35.453
Charge -1
Count
Stereochemistry ACHIRAL
Additional Stereochemistry No
Defined Stereocenters 0 / 0
E/Z Centers 0
Optical Activity NONE

Molecular Formula C26H33N3
Molecular Weight 387.5603
Charge 2
Count
Stereochemistry ACHIRAL
Additional Stereochemistry No
Defined Stereocenters 0 / 0
E/Z Centers 0
Optical Activity NONE

Description
Sources: DOI: 10.1201/9780849382192.ch11, Sabnis R.W., 'Handbook of Acid-Base Indicators' (2007), p. 149

A DNA stain used as a tracking dye in acid buffers for electrophoresis. Methyl Green was used as a topical antiseptic, however, it was withdrawn due to unwanted effects. The traditional Methyl Green has not manufactured for decades. The dye sold as Methyl Green is more accurately described as Ethyl Green. Both, Methyl Green and Ethyl Green are sold as double zinc salts.

Approval Year

PubMed

PubMed

TitleDatePubMed
The Nature of the Specificity of Methyl Green for Chromatin.
1949 Feb
Methyl green. III. Reaction with desoxyribonucleic acid, stoichiometry, and behavior of the reaction product.
1950 Nov
Spectrophotometry of dyes. I. Methyl green. II. Pyronin.
1953 Nov
Methyl-green-pyronin as a differential nucleic acid stain for peripheral blood smears.
1956 Dec
On the nature of the deoxyribonucleic acid-methyl green reaction.
1958 Sep 25
Interaction of methyl green with deoxyribonucleic acid as observed by a new method of using hydrogen peroxide.
1963 Feb
Methyl green-pyronin stain for the diagnosis of trachoma.
1969 Apr
Patents

Sample Use Guides

Methyl green inhibited B.aerogenis, B.coli, B.typhosus, with the inhibiting dilution of 1200 and B.proteus with he inhibiting dilution of 2700.
Substance Class Chemical
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METHYL GREEN
Common Name English
BASIC BLUE 20
Common Name English
DOUBLE GREEN
Common Name English
AMMONIUM, (.ALPHA.-(P-(DIMETHYLAMINO)PHENYL)-.ALPHA.-(4- (DIMETHYLIMINIO)-2,5-CYCLOHEXADIEN-1-YLIDENE)-P- TOLYL)TRIMETHYL-, DICHLORIDE
Systematic Name English
C.I. BASIC VIOLET 3, COMPD. WITH CHLOROMETHANE (1:1)
Common Name English
BENZENAMINIUM, 4-((4-(DIMETHYLAMINO)PHENYL)(4- (DIMETHYLIMINIO)-2,5-CYCLOHEXADIEN-1-YLIDENE)METHYL)-N,N,N- TRIMETHYL-, CHLORIDE (1:2)
Systematic Name English
C.I. BASIC BLUE 20
Common Name English
4-((4-(DIMETHYLAMINO)PHENYL)(4-(DIMETHYLIMINIO)CYCLOHEXA- 2,5-DIEN-1-YLIDENE)METHYL)-N,N,N-TRIMETHYLANILINIUM DICHLORIDE
Systematic Name English
BENZENAMINIUM, 4-((4-(DIMETHYLAMINO)PHENYL)(4- (DIMETHYLIMINIO)-2,5-CYCLOHEXADIEN-1-YLIDENE)METHYL)-N,N,N- TRIMETHYL-, DICHLORIDE
Systematic Name English
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Methyl green
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PUBCHEM
6727
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CHEBI
87649
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82-94-0
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54327-10-5
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ECHA (EC/EINECS)
201-447-6
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