auramine O (CHEBI:51876)

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ChEBI Name	auramine O

ChEBI ID	CHEBI:51876

Definition	A hydrochloride obtained by combining 4,4'-carbonimidoylbis(N,N-dimethylaniline) with one molar equivalent of hydrogen chloride. A fluorescent stain for demonstrating acid fast organisms in a method similar to the Ziehl Neelsen. It also can be used to make a fluorescent Schiff reagent.

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Formulae

C17H21N3.HCl
C17H22ClN3

Net Charge

Average Mass

303.83000

Monoisotopic Mass

303.15023

InChI

InChI=1S/C17H21N3.ClH/c1-19(2)15-9-5-13(6-10-15)17(18)14-7-11-16(12-8-14)20(3)4;/h5-12,18H,1-4H3;1H

InChIKey

KSCQDDRPFHTIRL-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

Cl.CN(C)c1ccc(cc1)C(=N)c1ccc(cc1)N(C)C

Roles Classification
Application(s):	fluorochrome A fluorescent dye used to stain biological specimens. histological dye A dye used in microscopic or electron microscopic examination of cells and tissues to give contrast and to highlight particular features of interest, such as nuclei and cytoplasm.

ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing	auramine O (CHEBI:51876) has part auramine O(1+) (CHEBI:87485) auramine O (CHEBI:51876) has role fluorochrome (CHEBI:51217) auramine O (CHEBI:51876) has role histological dye (CHEBI:77178) auramine O (CHEBI:51876) is a hydrochloride (CHEBI:36807)

IUPAC Names

4,4'-carbonimidoylbis(N,N-dimethylaniline) hydrochloride

bis[4-(dimethylamino)phenyl]methaniminium chloride

Synonyms	Sources
(Tetramethyldiamino)diphenylketoimine hydrochloride	ChemIDplus
1,1-Bis(p-dimethylaminophenyl)methylenimine hydrochloride	ChEBI
4,4'-(Imidocarbonyl)bis(N,N-dimethylamine), monohydrochloride	ChemIDplus
4,4'-Bis(dimethylamino)-benzhydrylidenimine hydrochloride	ChemIDplus
4:4'-Bis(dimethylamino)benzophenone-imine hydrochloride	ChemIDplus
Auramin	ChemIDplus
Auramine Yellow	ChemIDplus
Basic yellow 2	ChEBI
C.I. 41000	ChEBI
C.I. Basic Yellow 2	ChemIDplus
C.I. Basic Yellow 2, monohydrochloride	ChemIDplus

Last Modified

09 December 2019