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Janus green

  Janus green is a basic dye used in histology and to stain mitochondria supravitally. (C30H31N6Cl; diethylsafraninazodimethylaniline chloride)

The indicator Janus Green B changes colour according to the amount of oxygen present.
Oxygen present - Indicator oxidised to blue colour
Oxygen absent - Indicator reduced to pink colour

References:
http://www.mrothery.co.uk/bio_web_prac/practicals/2anaerobic%20resp%20student.doc



Its SMILES structure is CCN(CC)c1ccc2cc3ccc(cc3n(Cl)(c4ccccc4)c2c1)/N=N/c5ccc(cc5)N(C)C

 
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