Alcian blue

chemical compound
ChemicalSubstance type_of_chemical_entity Q520633
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Alcian blue

Summary

Alcian blue is a type of chemical entity[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (38 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Alcian blue's instance of is recorded as type of chemical entity[3].
  • Alcian blue's chemical structure is recorded as Alcian blue.svg[4].
  • Alcian blue's CAS Registry Number is recorded as 33864-99-2[5].
  • Alcian blue's EC number is recorded as 251-705-7[6].
  • Alcian blue's canonical SMILES is recorded as CN(C)C(=N+C)SCC1=CC2=C(C=C1)C3=NC4=NC(=NC5=C6C=C(C=CC6=C([N-]5)N=C7C8=C(C=CC(=C8)CSC(=N+C)N(C)C)C(=N7)N=C2[N-]3)CSC(=N+C)N(C)C)C9=C4C=CC(=C9)CSC(=N+C)N(C)C.[Cl-].[Cl-].[Cl-].[Cl-].[Cu+2]N+C)SCC1=CC2=C(C=C1)C3=NC4=NC(=NC5=C6C=C(C=CC6=C([N-]5)N=C7C8=C(C=CC(=C8)CSC(=N+C)N(C)C)C(=N7)N=C2[N-]3)CSC(=N+C)N(C)C)C9=C4C=CC(=C9)CSC(=">[7].
  • Alcian blue's InChI is recorded as InChI=1S/C56H68N16S4.4ClH.Cu/c1-65(2)53(66(3)4)73-29-33-17-21-37-41(25-33)49-58-45(37)57-46-38-22-18-35(31-75-55(69(9)10)70(11)12)27-43(38)51(59-46)64-52-44-28-36(32-76-56(71(13)14)72(15)16)20-24-40(44)48(63-52)62-50-42-26-34(19-23-39(42)47(60-49)61-50)30-74-54(67(5)6)68(7)8;;;;;/h17-28H,29-32H2,1-16H3;4*1H;/q+2;;;;;+2/p-4[8].
  • Alcian blue's InChIKey is recorded as KDXHLJMVLXJXCW-UHFFFAOYSA-J[9].
  • Alcian blue's chemical formula is recorded as C₅₆H₆₈Cl₄CuN₁₆S₄[10].
  • Alcian blue's subclass of is recorded as chemical compound[11].
  • Alcian blue's has use is recorded as dye[12].
  • Alcian blue's Commons category is recorded as Alcian blue[13].
  • Alcian blue's MeSH descriptor ID is recorded as D000423[14].
  • Alcian blue's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/07d1m0[15].
  • Alcian blue's UNII is recorded as P4448TJR7J[16].
  • Alcian blue's ChemSpider ID is recorded as 2341620[17].
  • Alcian blue's PubChem CID is recorded as 3084579[18].
  • Alcian blue's PubChem CID is recorded as 71299743[19].
  • Alcian blue's PubChem CID is recorded as 50909322[20].
  • Alcian blue's MeSH tree code is recorded as D03.633.100.473.050[21].
  • Alcian blue's Colour Index International constitution ID is recorded as 74240[22].
  • Alcian blue's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q483261', 'amount': '+1295.274578396'}[23].
  • Alcian blue's ECHA Substance Infocard ID is recorded as 100.046.990[24].
  • Alcian blue's NSC number is recorded as 324570[25].
  • Alcian blue's SureChEMBL ID is recorded as 29392234[26].
  • Alcian blue's UMLS CUI is recorded as C0001933[27].

Why It Matters

Alcian blue ranks in the top 6% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (38 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . ECHA Substance Infocard database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Medical Subject Headings. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Q2311683. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . ECHA Substance Infocard database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . UMLS 2023. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Alcian blue. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/alcian-blue
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_alcian-blue_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Alcian blue}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/alcian-blue}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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