RESEARCH MATERIAL

METHYLENE BLUE | REDOX RESEARCH

Methylthioninium Chloride Trihydrate — Redox Research Material
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Methylthioninium chloride trihydrate supplied as a redox-active small-molecule laboratory research material; the 60 mL presentation does not establish concentration, sterility, or injectable status. Research use only. Not for human or veterinary use.
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Scientific Specifications

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CAS Number
7220-79-3
Molecular Formula
C16H18ClN3S·3H2O
Molecular Weight
373.90
Research Classification
Research Use Only (RUO). Not for human or veterinary use.

SCIENTIFIC OVERVIEW

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Methylene blue is methylthioninium chloride trihydrate (CAS 7220-79-3), a redox-active phenothiazinium small-molecule research material. The commercial presentation does not establish concentration, sterility, injectable status, purity, or finished-lot analytical status. Research use only.

Primary Research Category
Metabolic Research
Material Type
Lyophilized Small Molecule
Intended Use
Laboratory Research
Research Categories
Cellular Bioenergetics Oxidative Stress Analytical Chemistry

Mechanism of Action

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In experimental redox systems, reversible interconversion with leucomethylene blue can mediate electron transfer under condition-dependent assays. These observations do not establish product performance outside the stated system.

Primary Organ Systems
  • Metabolic System
  • Central Nervous System

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Review ArticleMolecular Neurobiology 2018

From Mitochondrial Function to Neuroprotection – An Emerging Role for Methylene Blue

Review of methylene-blue redox cycling and mitochondrial electron transfer; mechanistic context rather than clinical efficacy proof.
Velora Research Insight
Included as scientific context at the stated evidence level; no finished-lot or therapeutic inference.
Review ArticleBiochimica et Biophysica Acta 2015

Mitochondrial pharmacology: Electron transport chain bypass as strategies to treat mitochondrial dysfunction

Review discussing mild-redox-potential electron carriers including methylene blue as experimental ETC bypass strategies.
Velora Research Insight
Included as scientific context at the stated evidence level; no finished-lot or therapeutic inference.
Clinical TrialClinical Toxicology 2025

Effectiveness and tolerability of methylthioninium chloride (methylene blue) for the treatment of methemoglobinemia: twenty-four years of experience at a single poison center

Retrospective clinical context for pharmaceutical methylthioninium chloride; not evidence for this research product or formulation.
Velora Research Insight
Included as scientific context at the stated evidence level; no finished-lot or therapeutic inference.