Janus blue
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Names
[ CAS No. ]:
4569-88-4
        
[ Name ]:
 Janus blue
        
[Synonym ]:
                
                indoinebluer
                
                
            
                
                Indione Blue
                
                
            
                
                indazolbluer
                
                
            
                
                indoineblue3b
                
                
            
                
                MFCD00011924
                
                
            
                
                BASIC BLUE 16
                
                
            
                
                JANUS BLUE
                
                
            
                
                EINECS 224-951-8
                
                
            
                
                SAFRANIN BLUE
                
                
                
                
    
Chemical & Physical Properties
[ Melting Point ]:
39 °C
            
[ Molecular Formula ]:
C30H24ClN5O
            
[ Molecular Weight ]:
505.99700
            
[ Exact Mass ]:
505.16700
            
[ PSA ]:
87.74000
            
[ LogP ]:
4.72310
            
MSDS
Toxicological Information
CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION
- RTECS NUMBER :
 - SG1608000
 
- CHEMICAL NAME :
 - Phenazinium, 3-amino-2,8-dimethyl-7-(2-hydroxy-1-naphthylazo)-5-ph enyl-, chloride
 
- CAS REGISTRY NUMBER :
 - 4569-88-4
 
- LAST UPDATED :
 - 199712
 
- DATA ITEMS CITED :
 - 1
 
- MOLECULAR FORMULA :
 - C30-H24-N5-O.Cl
 
- MOLECULAR WEIGHT :
 - 506.04
 
- WISWESSER LINE NOTATION :
 - T C666 BK INJ BR& EZ F1 L1 MNUNR BQ &G
 
HEALTH HAZARD DATA
ACUTE TOXICITY DATA
- TYPE OF TEST :
 - LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
 
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
 - Intravenous
 
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
 - Rodent - mouse
 
- DOSE/DURATION :
 - 56 mg/kg
 
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
 - Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
 
- REFERENCE :
 - CSLNX* U.S. Army Armament Research & Development Command, Chemical Systems Laboratory, NIOSH Exchange Chemicals. (Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21010) Volume(issue)/page/year: NX#04908
 
Safety Information
[ Safety Phrases ]:
 S24/25
            
[ RIDADR ]: 
NONH for all modes of transport
            
[ WGK Germany ]: 
3
            
[ RTECS ]: 
SG1608000
            
Articles
Microsc. Acta 85(4) , 361-8, (1982)
A novel method is presented for the staining of cell nuclei with aqueous solutions of Janus blue, methylene blue, and Janus red in tissue sections from which RNA has been extracted selectively with co...
Electrophoresis 27(9) , 1739-43, (2006)
In this study, we describe a sensitive staining method for DNA in agarose and polyacrylamide gels using organic visible dyes, indoine blue (IB) and methyl orange (MO). The counterion-dye staining meth...