Chemical Component Summary

Name3,7-BIS(DIMETHYLAMINO)PHENOTHIAZIN-5-IUM
SynonymsMETHYLENE BLUE
IdentifiersN,N,N',N'-tetramethylphenothiazin-5-ium-3,7-diamine
FormulaC16 H18 N3 S
Molecular Weight284.399
TypeNON-POLYMER
Isomeric SMILESCN(C)c1ccc2c(c1)[s+]c3cc(ccc3n2)N(C)C
InChIInChI=1S/C16H18N3S/c1-18(2)11-5-7-13-15(9-11)20-16-10-12(19(3)4)6-8-14(16)17-13/h5-10H,1-4H3/q+1
InChIKeyRBTBFTRPCNLSDE-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Chemical Details

Formal Charge1
Atom Count38
Chiral Atom Count0
Bond Count40
Aromatic Bond Count16

Drug Info: DrugBank

DrugBank IDDB08167 
NameMethylthioninium
Groups
  • investigational
  • experimental
Synonyms
  • Methylthioninium
  • Methylene blue cation
Categories
  • Oxidation-Reduction Activity
  • Oxidation-Reduction Agent
  • Serotonergic Drugs Shown to Increase Risk of Serotonin Syndrome
CAS number7060-82-4

Drug Targets

NameTarget SequencePharmacological ActionActions
AcetylcholinesteraseMRPPQCLLHTPSLASPLLLLLLWLLGGGVGAEGREDAELLVTVRGGRLRG...unknown
Bacterial regulatory protein, TetR familyMRTSKKEMILRTAIDYIGEYSLETLSYDSLAEATGLSKSGLIYHFPSRHA...unknown
Drug Info/Drug Targets: DrugBank 3.0: a comprehensive resource for 'omics' research on drugs. Knox C, Law V, Jewison T, Liu P, Ly S, Frolkis A, Pon A, Banco K, Mak C, Neveu V, Djoumbou Y, Eisner R, Guo AC, Wishart DS. Nucleic Acids Res. 2011 Jan; 39 (Database issue):D1035-41. | PMID:21059682

Related Resource References

Resource NameReference
Pharos CHEMBL191083
PubChem 4139
ChEMBL CHEMBL191083
ChEBI CHEBI:43830
CCDC/CSD KEZBIB, KEYZUK, KEZBAT, MAPAZT11, KEZBOH, ENEXON
COD 2206153, 2242479, 2242478, 4345293