Organoheterocyclic compounds are a superclass of organic compounds containing a carbon backbone in a ring structure bonded to one or more additional elements as members of its ring.
It acts as a stimulant drug and a reversible acetylcholinesterase inhibitor. It plays an important role for the inactivation of Escherichia coli O 157:H 7 in brain heart infusion (BHI) broth. It is also useful for the protection from photodamage after ultraviolet irradiation.
1,10-Phenanthroline monohydrochloride monohydrate is used as an analytical reagent for colorimetric determination of iron. This Thermo Scientific Chemicals brand product was originally part of the Alfa Aesar product portfolio. Some documentation and label information may refer to the legacy brand.