Methylene blue

CHEBI:6872 chemically defined MAPPED CHEBI EXACT_MATCH

Ontology mapping

Primary identifier
CHEBI:6872
Ontology label
methylene blue
kg-microbe node
CHEBI:6872

Physicochemical roles

Synonyms (13)

SynonymTypeSourceOccurrences
Properties: Defined component, Simple component RAW_TEXT CultureMech
3,7-bis(dimethylamino)phenothiazin-5-ium chloride EXACT_SYNONYM kg_microbe
Basic Blue 9 EXACT_SYNONYM kg_microbe
C.I. 52015 EXACT_SYNONYM kg_microbe
Methylenblau EXACT_SYNONYM kg_microbe
Methylthioninium chloride EXACT_SYNONYM kg_microbe
Solvent blue 8 EXACT_SYNONYM kg_microbe
Swiss blue EXACT_SYNONYM kg_microbe
azul de metileno EXACT_SYNONYM kg_microbe
bleu de methylene EXACT_SYNONYM kg_microbe
chlorure de methylthioninium EXACT_SYNONYM kg_microbe
cloruro de metiltioninio EXACT_SYNONYM kg_microbe
methylthioninii chloridum EXACT_SYNONYM kg_microbe

Chemical properties

Cas rn
61-73-4
Data source
PubChem API
Retrieval date
2026-04-05T19:52:57.889468+00:00
Molecular formula
C16H18N3S.Cl
Inchi
InChI=1S/C16H18N3S.ClH/c1-18(2)11-5-7-13-15(9-11)20-16-10-12(19(3)4)6-8-14(16)17-13;/h5-10H,1-4H3;1H/q+1;/p-1
Smiles
CN(C)c1ccc2nc3ccc(N(C)C)cc3[s+]c2c1.[Cl-]

Evidence (1)

DATABASE_MATCH via CultureMech

Imported from CultureMech pipeline, quality=DIRECT_MATCH

Occurrence statistics

Total occurrences
4
Distinct media
4

Curation history

TimestampCuratorActionNew statusChanges
2026-03-09T06:54:18.022301+00:00 import_from_culturemech IMPORTED MAPPED Initial import from CultureMech pipeline
2026-04-05T19:52:57.889504+00:00 fetch_cas_rn_from_pubchem ADDED_CAS_RN MAPPED Added CAS-RN:61-73-4 from PubChem API via name lookup (Methylene blue)
2026-04-18T00:00:00+00:00 cbclaw_kg_microbe_sweep LLM ADDED_SYNONYMS MAPPED Added 12 synonyms from kg-microbe P4.4 enrichment: 3,7-bis(dimethylamino)phenothiazin-5-ium chloride, Basic Blue 9, C.I. 52015, Methylenblau, Methylthioninium chloride, ... (7 more)
2026-05-01T07:35:34.729043+00:00 auto_classify_ingredient_type AUTO_CLASSIFY_INGREDIENT_TYPE set ingredient_type=SINGLE_INGREDIENT (CHEBI primary)
2026-05-01T08:08:30.768076+00:00 auto_classify_ingredient_type AUTO_BACKFILL_CHEBI_CHEMISTRY molecular_formula=C16H18N3S.Cl; inchi=InChI=1S/C16H18N3S.ClH/c1-18(2)11-5-7-13-15(9-11)2; smiles=CN(C)c1ccc2nc3ccc(N(C)C)cc3[s+]c2c1.[Cl-]
2026-05-02T03:12:16.395178+00:00 auto_classify_ingredient_type AUTO_CLASSIFY_INGREDIENT_TYPE set ingredient_type=SINGLE_INGREDIENT (chemical structure populated (molecular_formula))
2026-06-09T04:56:30.248030+00:00 claude_in_session_curation ANNOTATED Added media role: REDOX_INDICATOR (confidence: 0.60)
2026-06-09T05:23:46.795950+00:00 correct_stale_ontology_labels.py CORRECTED ontology_label 'Methylene blue' -> 'methylene blue': synced to canonical CHEBI label (preferred_term 'Methylene blue' unchanged).
2026-07-20T00:00:00+00:00 migrate_media_roles_to_facets ANNOTATED Migrated legacy media_roles to role facets (#128): REDOX_INDICATOR -> physicochemical_roles.REDOX_INDICATOR
2026-08-27T03:16:39.519288+00:00 refresh_occurrence_statistics CORRECTED occurrence_statistics 3/3 -> 4/4 (media_count/total_occurrences), derived from distinct CultureMech recipe ids in the #337 occurrence table. The prior values came from the importer retired in #453, whose media_count counted a list truncated to 50 examples (#449). [source=ingredient_occurrences.tsv culturemech_rev=15a4da5c08 rows=194137 distinct_recipes=15257]