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Chemical structures of thioflavin-T and BTA-1. The uncharged compound, BTA-1, differs from thioflavin-T by the lack of three methyl groups, including the methyl group imparting the positive charge to the quaternary heterocyclic nitrogen of thioflavin-T (arrow).
