Acridine Orange

"Acridine Orange" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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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.

Descriptor ID	D000165
MeSH Number(s)	D03.494.046.250.150
Concept/Terms	Acridine Orange Acridine Orange Orange, Acridine Tetramethyl Acridine Diamine Acridine Diamine, Tetramethyl Diamine, Tetramethyl Acridine Euchrysine Rhoduline Orange Orange, Rhoduline 3,6-Bis(dimethylamino)acridine Acridine Orange Base Base, Acridine Orange Orange Base, Acridine N,N,N',N'-Tetramethyl-3,6-Acridinediamine Hydrochloride N,N,N',N'-Tetramethyl-3,6-Acridinediamine Hydrochloride C.I. Basic Orange 14 C.I. Basic Orange 14 Basic Orange 3RN Basic Orange 3RN Orange 3RN, Basic C.I. 46005 C.I. 46005

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Chemicals and Drugs [D]
Heterocyclic Compounds [D03]
Heterocyclic Compounds, 3-Ring [D03.494]
Acridines [D03.494.046]
Aminoacridines [D03.494.046.250]
Acridine Orange [D03.494.046.250.150]

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