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Descriptor English: Acriflavine
Descriptor Spanish: Acriflavina
Descriptor acriflavina
Entry term(s) xantacridina
Scope note: Mezcla de 3,6-diamino-10-metilacridinio y 3,6-acridindiamina. Colorante fluorescente utilizado como antiséptico local y como tinción biológica. Este compuesto se intercala entre los ácidos nucléicos inhibiendo la replicacion bacteriana y viral.
Descriptor Portuguese: Acriflavina
Descriptor French: Acriflavine
Tree number(s): D03.633.300.046.250.177
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000167
Scope note: 3,6-Diamino-10-methylacridinium chloride mixt. with 3,6-acridinediamine. Fluorescent dye used as a local antiseptic and also as a biological stain. It intercalates into nucleic acids thereby inhibiting bacterial and viral replication.
Allowable Qualifiers: AA analogues et dérivés
AD administration et posologie
AE effets indésirables
AN analyse
CH composition chimique
CL classification
CS synthèse chimique
EC économie
HI histoire
IP isolement et purification
ME métabolisme
PD pharmacologie
PK pharmacocinétique
PO intoxication
RE effets des radiations
SD ressources et distribution
ST normes
TO toxicité
TU usage thérapeutique
Pharm Action: Anti-Infective Agents, Local
Fluorescent Dyes
Intercalating Agents
Registry Number: 1T3A50395T
CAS Type 1 Name: Acridinium, 3,6-diamino-10-methyl-, chloride, mixt. with 3,6-acridinediamine
DeCS ID: 173
Unique ID: D000167
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1991/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2016/05/27
Acriflavine - Preferred
Concept UI M0000250
Preferred term Acriflavine



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