Methylene Blue

Preferred Label : Methylene Blue;

NCIt synonyms : CI Basic Blue 9; Colour Index No. 52015; Tetramethylthionine Chloride Trihydrate; Methylenum Caeruleum; Schultz No. 1038; Methylthioninii Chloridum; Blu di Metilene; Azul de Metileno;

NCIt related terms : Methylthioninium chloride;

NCIt definition : A synthetic basic dye. Methylene blue stains to negatively charged cell components like nucleic acids; when administered in the lymphatic bed of a tumor during oncologic surgery, methylene blue may stain lymph nodes draining from the tumor, thereby aiding in the visual localization of tumor sentinel lymph nodes. When administered intravenously in low doses, this agent may convert methemoglobin to hemoglobin.;

UNII : T42P99266K;

InChIKey : XQAXGZLFSSPBMK-UHFFFAOYSA-M;

CAS number : 7220-79-3;

Drug name : Collubleu; Desmoidpillen; Urolene Blue; Azul Metile; Vitableu;

Molecule name : CI-52015;

Chemical formula : C16H18N3S.Cl.3H2O;

NSC code : 617593;

ChEBI ID : CHEBI:6872;

Codes from synonyms : NSC0617593; NSC0003089; 03123;

Details

Origin ID

C644;

UMLS CUI

C0025746;

Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- 3,7-bis(ethylamino)-2,8-dimethylphenothiazin-5-ium chloride [Substance BNPC]
- new methylene blue [MeSH concept]
- new methylene blue [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Indicator, Reagent, or Diagnostic Aid [UMLS semantic type]
- Organic Chemical [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Methylene blue [LOINC component]
- Methylthioninium chloride [ICD-11 Extension code]
- Methylthioninium chloride (substance) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Product containing methylthioninium chloride (medicinal product) [SNOMED CT concept]
- methylene blue [MeSH Descriptor]
- methylene blue [MeSH concept]
- methylene blue [SNOMED Notion]
- methylthioninium chloride [ATC Code]
- methylthioninium chloride [ATC Code]
- methylthioninium chloride [Substance BNPC]
Validated automatic mappings to BTNT
- methylthioninium chloride [ATC Code]
- methylthioninium chloride [ATC Code]
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- CTRP Agent Terminology [NCIt concept]
- CTRP Terminology [NCIt concept]
- FDA Established Names and Unique Ingredient Identifier Codes Terminology [NCIt concept]
- NCI Drug Dictionary Terminology [NCIt concept]
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- Carboplatin/Interleukin-1-Alpha/Methylene Blue [NCIt concept]

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