Methylene Blue Market 2016 Share, Trend, Segmentation and Forecast Methylene Blue Market - Global Industry Analysis,

Methylene Blue Market - Global Industry
Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends, and
Forecast 2016 - 2024
Methylene blue is a versatile compound which has wide range of applications. It is
known to be an aromatic compound which is used in various fields. It has molecular
formula C16H18N3SCl. It was manufactured for the first time by a german chemist
named Heinrich Caro. It appears as a dark green solid in the form of powder which
has no odor. When dissolved in water, Methylene blue results in formation of a blue
colored solution. The other names for Methylene blue include Desmoid piller,
Panatone, Vitablue and urolene blue among others. Methylene blue is also known to
be a basic aniline dye which is used by biologists to stain tissue samples and detect
nucleic acids.
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The major areas which deal with methylene blue include medical, chemical,
pharmaceutical and aquaculture among others. In chemical industry, methylene
blue has application in analytical chemistry as a redox indicator. It detects the
absence and presence of oxygen. It is also used in preparation in reaction of
Fehling’s solution and reducing sugars to make it clearly visible. It is also used in
titrations and volumetric analysis. In the biological industry, methylene blue is used
as a dye which helps in identification and detection of bacteria. As bacteria are
colorless, a drop of methylene blue helps in identification of bacteria under the
microscope. It is also used in detection of RNA sequences. Some tests such as
northern blotting and western blots also make use of methylene blue. In the
pharmaceutical industry, it is primarily used as medicine for treatment of disorder
named methemoglobinema. This is a disorder in which oxidized hemoglobin levels
gradually rise above the normal level in blood. Methylene blue reduces extra
methmoglobin to hemoglobin in blood. Methylene blue is also used as drug for
treating manic depressive psychosis, formation of bladder and kidney stones and
infection caused by herpes simplex virus. Aquaculture is another field of application
wherein, methylene blue is used as insecticide and to prevent fungal infection on
freshwater fish eggs.
Growing demand for methylene blue from the pharmaceutical industry is the major
factor driving the global methylene blue market. Increasing demand from the
chemical industry is also expected to boost demand for methylene blue in the