Gallocyanin

Gallocyanin
Names
IUPAC name
7-(Dimethylamino)-4-hydroxy-3-oxo-3H-phenoxazine-1-carboxylic acid
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEBI
ChEMBL
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.014.860 Edit this at Wikidata
EC Number
  • 216-345-7
UNII
  • InChI=1S/C15H12N2O5/c1-17(2)7-3-4-9-11(5-7)22-14-12(16-9)8(15(20)21)6-10(18)13(14)19/h3-6,19H,1-2H3,(H,20,21)
    Key: YBGOLOJQJWLUQP-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • InChI=1/C15H12N2O5/c1-17(2)7-3-4-9-11(5-7)22-14-12(16-9)8(15(20)21)6-10(18)13(14)19/h3-6,19H,1-2H3,(H,20,21)
    Key: YBGOLOJQJWLUQP-UHFFFAOYAP
  • CN(C)c1ccc2c(c1)oc-3c(c(=O)cc(c3n2)C(=O)O)O
Properties
C15H12N2O5
Molar mass 300.270 g·mol−1
Hazards
GHS labelling:
GHS07: Exclamation mark
Warning
H302
P264, P270, P301+P312, P330, P501
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

Gallocyanin is a chemical compound classified as a phenoxazine dye. In combination with certain metals, it is used to prepare gallocyanin stains that are used in identifying nucleic acids.[1]

  1. ^ C.K. Shah (1 January 1991). Modern Dictionary Cyto And Histo Chemistry. Discovery Publishing House. pp. 33–. ISBN 978-81-7141-151-1. Retrieved 1 January 2013.