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Basic Green 5 is a biological material or organic compound that can be used in life science research[1].

ChEBI: 3,7-bis(dimethylamino)-4-nitrophenothiazin-5-ium is an organic cation that is phenothiazin-5-ium substituted by dimethylamino groups at positions 3 and 7 as well as a nitro group at position 4. The chloride salt is the histological dye 'methylene green'.

Methylene Green 48 is obtained by action of nitric acid on Methylene Blue.

[1] Bergmeyer H U, et al. Biochemical reagents[M]//Methods of Enzymatic Analysis. Academic Press, 1965: 967-1037.
[2] Nicolson GL, Singer SJ. Ferritin-conjugated plant agglutinins as specific saccharide stains for electron microscopy: application to saccharides bound to cell membranes. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1971 May;68(5):942-5. DOI:10.1073/pnas.68.5.942