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A hexahydroxyanthraquinone that is anthracene-9,10-dione in which the six hydroxy substituents are located at positions 1, 2, 4, 5, 6 and 8. Used as as a hematoxylin substitute in H&E staining.
Synonyms:
exact_synonym:
1,2,4,5,6,8-hexahydroxyanthracene-9,10-dione
related_synonym:
1,2,4,5,6,8-hexahydroxy-9,10-anthraquinone; 1,2,4,5,6,8-hexahydroxyanthraquinone; C.I. 58605; Formula=C14H8O8; InChI=1S/C14H8O8/c15-3-1-5(17)11(19)9-7(3)13(21)10-8(14(9)22)4(16)2-6(18)12(10)20/h1-2,15-20H; InChIKey=MMRNCQMFQXTUGO-UHFFFAOYSA-N; SMILES=Oc1cc(O)c2C(=O)c3c(O)c(O)cc(O)c3C(=O)c2c1O; alizarin blue 2RC; mordant blue 32