Acridine Orange
MESHD000165
A cationic cytochemical stain specific for cell nuclei, especially DNA. It is used as a supravital stain and in fluorescence cytochemistry. It may cause mutations in microorganisms.
Synonyms
- Orange, Acridine
- 3,6-Bis(dimethylamino)acridine
- Rhoduline Orange
- Orange, Rhoduline
- Tetramethyl Acridine Diamine
- Acridine Diamine, Tetramethyl
- Diamine, Tetramethyl Acridine
- Acridine Orange Base
- Base, Acridine Orange
- Orange Base, Acridine
- Euchrysine
- Basic Orange 3RN
- Orange 3RN, Basic
- C.I. Basic Orange 14
- C.I. 46005
- N,N,N',N'-Tetramethyl-3,6-Acridinediamine Hydrochloride
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