| methylene white | The reduced and colourless form of methylene blue. Synonym: methylene white. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| polyamine-methylene resin | A synthetic acid-binding resin used as a gastric antacid. (05 Mar 2000) |
| polychrome methylene blue | An alkaline solution of methylene blue which undergoes progressive oxidative demethylation with aging (ripening) to produce a mixture of methylene blue, azures, and methylene violet; boiling with sodium carbonate or other oxidizing agents accomplishes this result quickly, although it is not as highly regarded. (05 Mar 2000) |
| new methylene blue | A basic thiazin dye, C18H22N3SCl, used for supravital staining of reticulocytes in blood smears. (05 Mar 2000) |
| eosin-methylene blue agar | Agar composed of peptone, lactose, and sucrose and containing eosin and methylene blue, used to distinguish between lactose-fermenting and non-lactose-fermenting Gram-negative bacteria. Synonym: EMB agar. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Kuhne's methylene blue | Methylene blue in absolute alcohol and phenol solution. (05 Mar 2000) |
| 24-methylene cycloartanol C4-monodemethylase | <enzyme> Catalyses the c4 demethylation of 24-methylene cycloartanol to cycloeucalenol; the demethylation involves a 4-methyl-4-hydroxymethyl derivative to a 4-methyl-4-carboxylic acid to a 3-keto-4-methyl cpd to the final cpd; requires NADPH and molecular oxygen; strongly inhibited by cyanide Registry number: EC 1.13.99.- Synonym: 24-mcmdase, 4,4-dimethylsterol 4-demethylase (26 Jun 1999) |
| 4-methylene-L-glutamine amidohydrolase | <enzyme> From peanut leaves Registry number: EC 3.5.1.- (26 Jun 1999) |
| Loeffler's methylene blue | A stain for diphtheria organisms that contains methylene blue in dilute ethanol plus a slight amount of potassium hydroxide; dye solution gives best results when aged to a polychrome state. (05 Mar 2000) |