3-(4,5-Dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide (MTT)

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Synonyms: Thiazolyl blue tetrazolium bromide2-(4,5-Dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-3,5-diphenyl-2H-tetrazol-3-ium bromideMTT

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3-(4,5-Dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide (MTT)
3-(4,5-Dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide (MTT)

MTT (3-(4,5-Dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide) is a tetrazolium salt that is commonly used to detect reductive metabolism in cells.


  • Used commonly for viability, proliferation and cytotoxicity assays
  • Yellow solid soluble in water or DMSO


On reduction tetrazolium salts turn into deeply colored products that can be easily quantified by colorimetric measurement. MTT forms a purple formazan product that needs to be solubilized prior to quantification.

Formula: C₁₈H₁₆N₅BrS
MW: 414.33 g/mol
MDL Number: MFCD00011964
CAS Number: 298-93-1

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