hematoxylin

chemical compound used as a histologic stain and historically as a blue and black dye for textiles
ChemicalSubstance type_of_chemical_entity Q1146112
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hematoxylin

Summary

hematoxylin is a type of chemical entity[1]. hematoxylin ranks in the top 6% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (55 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • hematoxylin's image is recorded as Haematoxylin powder.jpg[3].
  • hematoxylin's instance of is recorded as type of chemical entity[4].
  • hematoxylin's chemical structure is recorded as Hämatoxylin.svg[5].
  • hematoxylin's CAS Registry Number is recorded as 517-28-2[6].
  • hematoxylin's EC number is recorded as 208-237-3[7].
  • hematoxylin's canonical SMILES is recorded as C1C2=CC(=C(C=C2C3C1(COC4=C3C=CC(=C4O)O)O)O)O[8].
  • hematoxylin's InChI is recorded as InChI=1S/C16H14O6/c17-10-2-1-8-13-9-4-12(19)11(18)3-7(9)5-16(13,21)6-22-15(8)14(10)20/h1-4,13,17-21H,5-6H2/t13-,16+/m0/s1[9].
  • hematoxylin's InChIKey is recorded as WZUVPPKBWHMQCE-XJKSGUPXSA-N[10].
  • hematoxylin's chemical formula is recorded as C₁₆H₁₄O₆[11].
  • hematoxylin's subclass of is recorded as 6,6a,7,11b-tetrahydroindeno[2,1-c]chromene flavonoid[12].
  • hematoxylin's has use is recorded as dye[13].
  • hematoxylin's Commons category is recorded as Haematoxylin[14].
  • hematoxylin's MeSH descriptor ID is recorded as D006416[15].
  • hematoxylin's ChEMBL ID is recorded as CHEMBL477197[16].
  • hematoxylin's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0p4t0[17].
  • hematoxylin's UNII is recorded as YKM8PY2Z55[18].
  • hematoxylin's ChemSpider ID is recorded as 390940[19].
  • hematoxylin's PubChem CID is recorded as 442514[20].
  • hematoxylin's KEGG ID is recorded as C09931[21].
  • hematoxylin's MeSH tree code is recorded as D03.383.663.283.600[22].
  • hematoxylin's MeSH tree code is recorded as D03.633.100.150.600[23].
  • hematoxylin's ZVG number is recorded as 104584[24].
  • hematoxylin's ChEBI ID is recorded as 5601[25].
  • hematoxylin's found in taxon is recorded as Haematoxylum brasiletto[26].
  • hematoxylin's found in taxon is recorded as Haematoxylum campechianum[27].

Why It Matters

hematoxylin ranks in the top 6% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (55 views/month).[2] hematoxylin has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] hematoxylin is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Global Substance Registration System. Retrieved . commonchemistry.cas.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Global Substance Registration System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Medical Subject Headings. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Medical Subject Headings. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . ChEMBL. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Global Substance Registration System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Q2311683. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . ChEBI. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . ChEMBL. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Antimicrobial compounds isolated from Haematoxylon brasiletto. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . The useful plants of dermatology. II. Haematoxylum and hematoxylin. 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.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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