Description
Chemical Name:Nitrotetrazolium blue chloride
Cas No:298-83-9
EINECS No:206-067-4
Synonyms:tetrazoliumnitrobt;tetrazoliumnitroblue;nitrotetrazoliumbt;nitrotetrazoliumchlorideblue;nitrobluetetrazoliumsalt;nbt(dye)
Molecular Formula:C40H30ClN10O6+
Molecular Weight:782.19
Molecular Structure:

Specification:
Items
Specifications
Cas No.
298-83-9
EINECS
206-067-4
Molecular Weight
782.19
Appearance
Sticky yellow solid/powder
Density
1.5521 (rough estimate)
Boiling Point
/
Water Solubility
Soluble in water, ethanol and methanol.
Pka
/
Fp
/
Melting Point
200°C
PH
/
Nitrogen
16.7%-17.6%
INHIBITOR(MEHQ), ppm
/
Items | Specifications |
Cas No. | 298-83-9 |
EINECS | 206-067-4 |
Molecular Weight | 782.19 |
Appearance | Sticky yellow solid/powder |
Density | 1.5521 (rough estimate) |
Boiling Point | / |
Water Solubility | Soluble in water, ethanol and methanol. |
Pka | / |
Fp | / |
Melting Point | 200°C |
PH | / |
Nitrogen | 16.7%-17.6% |
INHIBITOR(MEHQ), ppm | / |
Function of Nitrotetrazolium blue chloride:
- As a colorimetric reagent: NBT is one of the substrates of alkaline phosphatase, generating an insoluble blue product under the catalysis of alkaline phosphatase.
- As a superoxide anion scavenger: Nitrotetrazolium blue chloride can react with superoxide anions, thereby playing a role in scavenging superoxide anions.
- As a nitric oxide synthase inhibitor: NBT can competitively inhibit the activity of nitric oxide synthase (NOS), which is helpful for studying the mechanism of action of nitric oxide in physiological and pathological processes, as well as developing therapeutic drugs for related diseases.
Application of Nitrotetrazolium blue chloride:
- Medical diagnosis: Nitrotetrazolium blue chloride can be used as a method for screening urinary tract infections. The NBT reduction method can also be used to measure serum glycosylated low-density lipoprotein and very low-density lipoprotein. The concentration is directly expressed by optical density according to the color depth, and the corresponding index is calculated to assist clinical diagnosis.
- Materials Science: Research has found that chloronitro blue tetrazolium has an inhibitory effect on the corrosion of steel in hydrochloric acid solutions. It can be added as a corrosion inhibitor to metal protective coatings or corrosion inhibition systems to slow down the corrosion rate of metals in acidic environments and extend the service life of metal materials.
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