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N5514

Sigma-Aldrich

Nitro Blue Tetrazolium

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Synonym(s):

Nitrotetrazolium Blue Chloride

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CAS Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12171500
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.47

form

tablet

Quality Level

color

yellow

pH

4.5-5.5

solubility

soluble, clear, yellow

application(s)

diagnostic assay manufacturing
hematology
histology

storage temp.

2-8°C

SMILES string

[Cl-].[Cl-].COc1cc(ccc1-[n+]2nc(nn2-c3ccc(cc3)[N+]([O-])=O)-c4ccccc4)-c5ccc(c(OC)c5)-[n+]6nc(nn6-c7ccc(cc7)[N+]([O-])=O)-c8ccccc8

InChI

1S/C40H30N10O6.2ClH/c1-55-37-25-29(13-23-35(37)47-43-39(27-9-5-3-6-10-27)41-45(47)31-15-19-33(20-16-31)49(51)52)30-14-24-36(38(26-30)56-2)48-44-40(28-11-7-4-8-12-28)42-46(48)32-17-21-34(22-18-32)50(53)54;;/h3-26H,1-2H3;2*1H/q+2;;/p-2

InChI key

FSVCQIDHPKZJSO-UHFFFAOYSA-L

General description

Nitro Blue Tetrazolium is a tetrazole compound with two tetrazole rings.

Application

Nitro Blue Tetrazolium has been used:
  • to measure superoxide radicals
  • in lactate dehydrogenase quantification assay
  • for blot development in western blotting analysis
  • in NADPH-d histochemistry
  • as a reagent to analyse the properties of murine intestinal mucins by electrophoresis and histology
  • in immunohistochemistry

Quantity

Contains 10 mg substrate per tablet.

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Danger

Hazard Statements

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Eye Dam. 1 - Skin Irrit. 2 - STOT SE 3

Target Organs

Respiratory system

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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The journal of poultry science, 53(4), 318-328 (2016)
Nitrotetrazolium blue chloride as a novel corrosion inhibitor of steel in sulfuric acid solution
Deng S, et al
Corrosion Science, 52(11), 3840-3846 (2010)
Analyzing the Properties of Murine Intestinal Mucins by Electrophoresis and Histology
Wang R and Hasnain SZ
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Marine invertebrates cross phyla comparisons reveal highly conserved immune machinery.
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Articles

Nitroblue Tetrazolium (NBT) is used with the alkaline phosphatase substrate 5-Bromo- 4-Chloro-3-Indolyl Phosphate (BCIP) in western blotting and immunohistological staining procedures. These substrate systems produce an insoluble NBT diformazan end product that is blue to purple in color and can be observed visually.

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