Term Name: water blue
Synonyms: Acid Blue 22, Aniline Blue, C.I. 42755, C.I. Acid Blue 22, Cotton blue, disodium 2-amino-3-methyl-5-({4-[(4-sulfonatophenyl)amino]phenyl}{4-[(4-sulfonatophenyl)iminio]cyclohexa-2,5-dien-1-ylidene}methyl)benzenesulfonate, Marine Blue V, Soluble Blue 3M
Definition: An organic sodium salt resulting from the formal condensation of NSC 56820 with 2 mol eq. of sodium hydroxide. It is used as a histological stain for collagen and in Mallory's method for connective tissue.
Ontology: ChEBI [CHEBI:85681]  ( EBI )

Relationships
is a type of: organic sodium salt
has_part: NSC 56820(2-)
has_role: histological dye
inverse has_part: aniline blue WS