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Methylene Blue Anhydrous

CAS 61-73-4

Methylene Blue Anhydrous (CAS 61-73-4) is a Phase 4 pharmaceutical compound with 8 bioactivity targets and 23 adverse event associations.

SOURCE NLM DailyMed
Label records
0
SOURCE EMBL-EBI ChEMBL
Bioactivity
17
SOURCE DrugCentral
Adverse signals
23
SOURCE IUPHAR/BPS
PubMed IDs
0
SOURCE EMBL-EBI ChEMBL B25820EEF0F0

Compound Identity

Matched identifiers and naming fields for the pharmaceutical compound record.

Primary Name
Methylene Blue Anhydrous
CAS Number
61-73-4
UNII
8NAP7826UB
InChIKey
CXKWCBBOMKCUKX-UHFFFAOYSA-M
ChEMBL ID
CHEMBL405110
Molecule Type
Small molecule
Source Match
EMBL-EBI ChEMBL (INCHIKEY)
dosed ingredientnatural producttherapeutic flag
SOURCE EMBL-EBI ChEMBL B25820EEF0F0

Clinical Development Phase

Highest clinical development phase rendered from the matched compound identifier rows.

Phase 4 (Approved)
Approved or marketed human pharmaceutical use is represented in the source phase field.
ChEMBL CHEMBL405110 | Small molecule
SOURCE Ingredients table / CosIng profile same-CAS cross-reference

Cross-Reference to Cosmetics

Same-CAS ingredient record found in the cosmetics vertical.

SOURCE EMBL-EBI ChEMBL 17 bioactivity rows

Bioactivity & Target Interactions

Target-level activity records with assay counts, activity type, and measured value where present.

TargetActivity ValueAssaysOrganism
- Potency 20959.196428571428 nM 82 -
- IC50 14865.885 nM 60 -
- Potency 14744.154166666667 nM 45 -
- EC50 7623.911111111111 nM 18 -
- IC50 4478.547272727273 nM 10 -
- AC50 16383.144444444442 nM 9 -
- MIC 202 ug.mL-1 8 -
- Kd 9533.333333333334 nM 3 -
- EC50 400 nM 1 -
Glutathione reductase, mitochondrial
Enzyme
IC50 4.8 - Homo sapiens
Amine oxidase [flavin-containing] B
Enzyme
IC50 5.36 - Homo sapiens
Amine oxidase [flavin-containing] A
Enzyme
IC50 7.15 - Homo sapiens
Thioredoxin reductase 1, cytoplasmic
Enzyme
IC50 4.52 - Homo sapiens
Glutathione reductase
Enzyme
IC50 5.19 - Plasmodium falciparum (isolate 3D7)
Cruzipain
Enzyme
IC50 4.26 - Trypanosoma cruzi
Microtubule-associated protein tau
Structural
IC50 5.72 - Homo sapiens
Amyloid beta A4 protein
Unclassified
IC50 6.26 - Homo sapiens
SOURCE DrugCentral 23 associations

Adverse Event Associations

DrugCentral / FAERS disproportionality signal rows matched to this compound.

Reaction PTDrug AE LLRMedDRA
Serotonin syndrome 417 1802.228 10040108
Drug interaction 294 523.304 10013710
Myoglobin urine present 53 324.343 10028631
Toxic encephalopathy 69 267.539 10044221
Amylase increased 53 189.865 10002016
Troponin increased 53 163.025 10058267
Clonus 41 157.162 10009346
Vasoplegia syndrome 35 151.475 10067080
Blood potassium increased 54 140.622 10005725
Hyperreflexia 39 140.288 10020745
Blood creatine phosphokinase increased 67 140.096 10005470
Encephalopathy 63 128.117 10014625
Blood lactate dehydrogenase increased 53 122.54 10005630
Nystagmus 33 106.296 10029864
Coma 64 105.271 10010071
Hypotension 108 88.445 10021097
Mydriasis 32 85.307 10028521
Agitation 53 76.443 10001497
Overdose 66 70.822 10033295
Coma scale abnormal 23 69.794 10069709
Alanine aminotransferase increased 59 66.709 10001551
Methaemoglobinaemia 20 65.767 10027496
Metabolic acidosis 43 65.04 10027417

Association rows are source-linked signal records, not incidence rates or clinical causality claims.

SOURCE NLM RxNorm 2 name rows

Drug Names / RxNorm

Normalized drug-name vocabulary rows, RxCUIs, and source abbreviations.

NameRxCUI TypeSource
METHYLENE BLUE ANHYDROUS 2198975 SU MTHSPL
methylene blue anhydrous 2198975 PIN RXNORM
SOURCE Rendered pharma page rows FAQPage JSON-LD

Frequently Asked Questions

Short answers generated only from the same visible source-linked rows on this page.

What is Methylene Blue Anhydrous used for in pharmaceutical contexts?

Methylene Blue Anhydrous (CAS 61-73-4) is rendered as a pharmaceutical compound from the matched source rows; no DailyMed product-name rows are present in this page query.

What are the known adverse events for Methylene Blue Anhydrous?

Methylene Blue Anhydrous has 23 DrugCentral/FAERS adverse event associations. Rendered reaction terms include Serotonin syndrome, Drug interaction, Myoglobin urine present, Toxic encephalopathy, Amylase increased. Signal rows are source-linked records and should not be read as incidence rates or causality conclusions.

Is Methylene Blue Anhydrous also used in cosmetics?

Yes. The ingredients table has a same-CAS cosmetic profile for Basic Blue 9 (Methylene Blue) with EU status "permitted".

What clinical phase is Methylene Blue Anhydrous in?

Methylene Blue Anhydrous is rendered with ChEMBL max phase 4 (approved).

What bioactivity targets are documented for Methylene Blue Anhydrous?

Methylene Blue Anhydrous has 17 bioactivity rows in this page query. Rendered target entries include Glutathione reductase, mitochondrial, Amine oxidase [flavin-containing] B, Amine oxidase [flavin-containing] A, Thioredoxin reductase 1, cytoplasmic, Glutathione reductase.