Nitrotetrazolium Blue chloride
SIAL/N6639 - powder, electrophoresis grade
Synonym: 2,2′-bis(4-Nitrophenyl)-5,5′-diphenyl-3,3′-(3,3′-dimethoxy-4,4′-diphenylene)ditetrazolium chloride; 3,3′-(3,3′-Dimethoxy-4,4′-biphenylene)bis[2-(4-nitrophenyl)-5-phenyl-2H-tetrazolium chloride]; p-Nitro-Blue tetrazolium chloride; p-Nitrotetrazolium blue; NBT; Nitro BT
CAS Number: 298-83-9
Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): C40H30Cl2N10O6
Molecular Weight: 817.64
EC Number: 206-067-4
MDL Number: MFCD00012159
Linear Formula: C40H30N10O6 · 2Cl
Product Type: Chemical
| assay | >90% |
| form | powder |
| grade | electrophoresis grade |
| InChI | 1S/C40H30N10O6.2ClH/c1-55 |
| InChI key | FSVCQIDHPKZJSO-UHFFFAOYSA |
| Quality Level | 100 ![]() |
| SMILES string | [Cl-].[Cl-].COc1cc(ccc1-[ |
| solubility | 2-methoxyethanol: 20 mg/mL |
| ethanol: 5 mg/mL | |
| H2O: 10 mg/mL (A stock solution at 10mg/ml in water is stable for 1-2 weeks in the dark at 0-4°C.) | |
| storage temp. | 2-8°C |
| technique(s) | electrophoresis: suitable |
| Application: | Nitrotetrazolium Blue chloride has been used: • to determine the superoxide anion in skeletal muscle cells • as a component in Tris-HCl buffered saline for nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADPH)-diaphorase histochemistry of brain sections • as a chromogenic substrate to study the histochemical detection of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) and superoxide (O2- ) anion in Brassica juncea seedlings • as a component in Triton X-100 solution to perform staining of coronal brain sections |
| Biochem/physiol Actions: | Nitrotetrazolium Blue chloride (NBT) has also been used as a colorimetric indicator of bacterial infection in blood samples. NBT has also been used as a redox indicator for other enzymatic reactions. NBT produces a dark blue insoluble formazan compound while reacting with O2. |
| General description: | Nitrotetrazolium Blue chloride (NBT) is a dye that is used for detection of alkaline phosphatase in combination with 5-bromo-4-chloro-3-indoxy |
| Packaging: | 1 g in glass bottle |
| Packaging: | 50, 250 mg in glass insert |
| Symbol | GHS02 |
| Signal word | Danger |
| Hazard statements | H242 |
| Precautionary statements | P210 - P234 - P235 - P240 - P370 + P378 - P403 |
| Hazard Codes | Xn |
| Risk Statements | 22 |
| RIDADR | NONH for all modes of transport |
| WGK Germany | WGK 3 |
| Purity | >90% |
| Storage Temp. | 2-8°C |
| UNSPSC | 12171500 |


