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Descriptor English: Acridine Orange
Descriptor Spanish: Naranja de Acridina
Descriptor naranja de acridina
Entry term(s) diamina de tetrametilacridina
naranja acridina
Scope note: Colorante citoquímico catiónico específico para los núcleos celulares, especialmente para el ADN. Se utiliza en tinciones supravitales y en citoquímica fluorescente. Puede causar mutaciones en los microorganismos.
Descriptor Portuguese: Laranja de Acridina
Descriptor French: Orange acridine
Entry term(s): 3,6-Bis(dimethylamino)acridine
Acridine Diamine, Tetramethyl
Acridine Orange Base
Base, Acridine Orange
Basic Orange 3RN
C.I. 46005
C.I. Basic Orange 14
Diamine, Tetramethyl Acridine
Euchrysine
N,N,N',N'-Tetramethyl-3,6-Acridinediamine Hydrochloride
Orange 3RN, Basic
Orange Base, Acridine
Orange, Acridine
Orange, Rhoduline
Rhoduline Orange
Tetramethyl Acridine Diamine
Tree number(s): D03.633.300.046.250.150
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000165
Scope note: 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.
Allowable Qualifiers: AA analogs & derivatives
AD administration & dosage
AE adverse effects
AN analysis
CH chemistry
CL classification
CS chemical synthesis
EC economics
HI history
IP isolation & purification
ME metabolism
PD pharmacology
PK pharmacokinetics
PO poisoning
RE radiation effects
SD supply & distribution
ST standards
TO toxicity
TU therapeutic use
Pharm Action: Fluorescent Dyes
Mutagens
Registry Number: F30N4O6XVV
Previous Indexing: Acridines (1966-1978)
Dimethylamines (1974)
Public MeSH Note: 1979; EUCHRYSINE was indexed under AMINOACRIDINES 1979-1980
History Note: 1979
DeCS ID: 171
Unique ID: D000165
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1979/01/01
Date of Entry: 1978/02/01
Revision Date: 2016/05/27
Acridine Orange - Preferred
Concept UI M0000247
Scope note 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.
Preferred term Acridine Orange
Entry term(s) 3,6-Bis(dimethylamino)acridine
Acridine Diamine, Tetramethyl
Acridine Orange Base
Base, Acridine Orange
Diamine, Tetramethyl Acridine
Euchrysine
Orange Base, Acridine
Orange, Acridine
Orange, Rhoduline
Rhoduline Orange
Tetramethyl Acridine Diamine
N,N,N',N'-Tetramethyl-3,6-Acridinediamine Hydrochloride - Narrower
Concept UI M0581130
Preferred term N,N,N',N'-Tetramethyl-3,6-Acridinediamine Hydrochloride
C.I. Basic Orange 14 - Narrower
Concept UI M0373512
Preferred term C.I. Basic Orange 14
C.I. 46005 - Narrower
Concept UI M0373513
Preferred term C.I. 46005
Basic Orange 3RN - Narrower
Concept UI M0373511
Preferred term Basic Orange 3RN
Entry term(s) Orange 3RN, Basic



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