cyanine dye
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Cyanine dyes are synthetic dyes with the general formula R2N[CH=CH]nCH=N(+)R2 <-> R2N(+)=CH[CH=CH]nNR2 (n is a small number) in which the nitrogen and part of the conjugated chain usually form part of a heterocyclic system, such as imidazole, pyridine, pyrrole, quinoline and thiazole.
Term info
Label
cyanine dye
Synonyms
- cyanine dyes
Subsets
3_STAR
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chebi_ontology
has related synonym
Cyaninfarbstoff, Zyaninfarbstoff
id
CHEBI:37960