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Q2876

Quinacrine mustard dihydrochloride

≥85% (HPLC)

Synonym(s):

2-Methoxy-6-chloro-9-(4-bis[β-chloroethyl]amino-1-methylbutylamino)acridine dihydrochloride, 9-[4-(Bis(2-chloroethyl)amino)-1-methylbutylamino]-6-chloro-2-methoxyacridine dihydrochloride

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About This Item

Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C23H28Cl3N3O · 2HCl
CAS Number:
4213-45-0
Molecular Weight:
541.77
UNSPSC Code:
12352101
NACRES:
NA.32
PubChem Substance ID:
24899329
EC Number:
224-140-9
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
3819822
MDL number:
MFCD00043254
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Quality Level

200

assay

≥85% (HPLC)

storage temp.

−20°C

SMILES string

Cl[H].Cl[H].COc1ccc2nc3cc(Cl)ccc3c(NC(C)CCCN(CCCl)CCCl)c2c1

InChI

1S/C23H28Cl3N3O.2ClH/c1-16(4-3-11-29(12-9-24)13-10-25)27-23-19-7-5-17(26)14-22(19)28-21-8-6-18(30-2)15-20(21)23;;/h5-8,14-16H,3-4,9-13H2,1-2H3,(H,27,28);2*1H

InChI key

JETDZFFCRPFPDH-UHFFFAOYSA-N

General description

Quinacrine mustard dihydrochloride is a fluorescent acridine dye, also abbreviated as QM. In an aqueous solution, the chloroethyl groups rapidly lose chloride ions yielding aziridinium cations. These readily react with the carboxyl, thiol, and heterocyclic ring nitrogen groups of proteins and nucleic acids, or with other nucleophiles.

Application

Quinacrine mustard dihydrochloride is used to stain metaphase chromosomes. Recent applications include the Q-banding of maize and karyotyping of fish. The dye is also used as a vital stain for trypanosomes.

pictograms

Skull and crossbonesHealth hazard
GHS06,GHS08

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Danger

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 3 Inhalation - Acute Tox. 3 Oral - Repr. 2 - Resp. Sens. 1 - Skin Sens. 1

Storage Class

6.1C - Combustible acute toxic Cat.3 / toxic compounds or compounds which causing chronic effects

wgk

WGK 3

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

Eyeshields, Faceshields, Gloves, type P3 (EN 143) respirator cartridges

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K Tanaka et al.
Biomedical chromatography : BMC, 3(6), 246-250 (1989-11-01)
A simple and precise method was developed for the separation of nucleosides including modified nucleosides and oligonucleotides. Nineteen kinds of nucleosides were completely separated by HPLC using an ODS column (TSK-gel ODS 80TM) and aqueous mobile phases. The RNA molecule
Analysis of human metaphase chromosome set by aid of DNA-binding fluorescent agents.
T Caspersson et al.
Experimental cell research, 253(2), 302-304 (1999-12-10)
Diagnosis of triploidy in metaphases from uncultured amniocytes.
Vanna Pecile et al.
Prenatal diagnosis, 22(1), 78-79 (2002-01-26)
Yong Yu et al.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 100(7), 3907-3912 (2003-03-20)
Noncompetitive inhibitors of the nicotinic acetylcholine (ACh) receptors suppress cation flux directly by binding in and blocking the open channel or indirectly by stabilizing closed states of the receptor. The lidocaine derivative QX-314 and the acridine derivative quinacrine act directly
N Ye et al.
Mutation research, 435(1), 43-61 (1999-10-20)
An adaptive response, low doses of a mutagen rendering cells more able to subsequently cope with higher doses of that or a related challenging mutagen, enhances nucleotide excision repair in human fibroblasts. After fibroblasts were flashed with 20 J/m2 of
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SKUGTIN
Q2876-25MG04061836687908
Q2876-5MG04061836687915
Q2876-100MG04061832539904

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