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MTT Formazan

MTT reduction end product

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Synonym(s):
1-(4,5-Dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-3,5-diphenylformazan, Thiazolyl blue formazan
Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C18H17N5S
CAS Number:
57360-69-7
Molecular Weight:
335.43
MDL number:
MFCD00080731
UNSPSC Code:
12352204
PubChem Substance ID:
329769650
NACRES:
NA.83

Quality Level

100

form

powder

solubility

chloroform: 10 mg/mL, clear, dark violet

SMILES string

Cc1nc(\N=N\C(=N\Nc2ccccc2)c3ccccc3)sc1C

InChI

1S/C18H17N5S/c1-13-14(2)24-18(19-13)23-22-17(15-9-5-3-6-10-15)21-20-16-11-7-4-8-12-16/h3-12,20H,1-2H3/b21-17+,23-22+

InChI key

GIFKVQOPAJDJLO-SZVLODPRSA-N

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Application

MTT Formazan has been used in cell viability assay.

Biochem/physiol Actions

MTT assay is a colorimetric reaction, generally used to examine cell viability. It involves the enzymatic reduction of a yellow-colored, water-soluble, 3-[4,5-dimethylthiazole-2-yl]-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide (MTT) to purple-colored, water-insoluble, MTT-formazan. This reaction is catalyzed by mitochondrial dehydrogenase and only occurs in viable cells. Thus, the amount of blue formazan is proportional to the number of viable cells. The absorbance of the formazan solution is analyzed spectrophotometrically at 570 nm.

Other Notes

Reviews: Tetrazolium salts and formazans

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