Nitroblue Tetrazolium
| MeSH Heading | Nitroblue Tetrazolium |
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| Tree Number | D03.383.129.617.700.500 |
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| Annotation | D25-26 qualif; DF: NITRO BT |
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| Scope Note | Colorless to yellow dye that is reducible to blue or black formazan crystals by certain cells; formerly used to distinguish between nonbacterial and bacterial diseases, the latter causing neutrophils to reduce the dye; used to confirm diagnosis of chronic granulomatous disease. |
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| Entry Term | Nitro-BT |
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| Entry Term | Nitrotetrazolium Blue |
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| Entry Term | Tetrazolium Nitroblue |
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| Allowable Qualifiers | AA
AD
AE
AN
CH
CL
CS
CT
DU
EC
HI
IP
ME
PD
PK
PO
RE
SD
ST
TO
TU
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| Entry Version | NITRO BT |
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| Pharm. Action | Indicators and Reagents |
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| CAS Type 1 Name | 2H-Tetrazolium, 3,3'-(3,3'-dimethoxy(1,1'-biphenyl))-4,4'-diyl bis(2-(4-nitrophenyl))-5-phenyl-, dichloride |
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| Registry Number | 298-83-9 |
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| Previous Indexing |
Nitro Compounds (1973-1974) |
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| Previous Indexing |
Tetrazolium Salts (1972-1974) |
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| History Note | 91(75); was see under TETRAZOLIUM SALTS 1975-90 |
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| Date of Entry | 19741111 |
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| Unique ID | D009580 |
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