The molecule is a cationic C3 cyanine dye having benzothiazolium-2-yl and quinolinium-4-yl substituents. It has a role as a fluorochrome. It is a cyanine dye, a benzothiazolium ion and a quinolinium ion.
trimethyl-[3-[4-[(Z,3Z)-3-(3-methyl-1,3-benzothiazol-2-ylidene)prop-1-enyl]quinolin-1-ium-1-yl]propyl]azanium