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Descriptor English: Aminacrine
Descriptor Spanish: Aminacrina
Descriptor aminacrina
Entry term(s) 9-aminoacridina
acridinamina
Scope note: Colorante antiinfeccioso muy fluorescente que se utiliza, en clínica, como antiséptico tópico y, en experimentacion, como mutágeno, debido a su interacción con el ADN. También se utiliza como indicador del pH intracelular.
Descriptor Portuguese: Aminacrina
Descriptor French: Aminacrine
Entry term(s): 9 Aminoacridine
9-Aminoacridine
Acridinamine
Aminacrine Hydrochloride
Aminoacridine
Aminoacridine Hydrochloride
Aminopt
Hydrochloride, Aminacrine
Hydrochloride, Aminoacridine
Mykocert
Tree number(s): D03.633.300.046.250.200
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000585
Scope note: A highly fluorescent anti-infective dye used clinically as a topical antiseptic and experimentally as a mutagen, due to its interaction with DNA. It is also used as an intracellular pH indicator.
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: Anti-Infective Agents, Local
Fluorescent Dyes
Indicators and Reagents
Mutagens
Registry Number: 78OY3Z0P7Z
CAS Type 1 Name: 9-Acridinamine
Previous Indexing: Acridines (1966-1979)
Public MeSH Note: 91; was see under AMINOACRIDINES 1980-90
History Note: 91(80); was see under AMINOACRIDINES 1980-90
DeCS ID: 589
Unique ID: D000585
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1991/01/01
Date of Entry: 1979/02/28
Revision Date: 2017/05/24
Aminacrine - Preferred
Concept UI M0000909
Scope note A highly fluorescent anti-infective dye used clinically as a topical antiseptic and experimentally as a mutagen, due to its interaction with DNA. It is also used as an intracellular pH indicator.
Preferred term Aminacrine
Entry term(s) 9 Aminoacridine
9-Aminoacridine
Acridinamine
Aminoacridine
Aminopt - Narrower
Concept UI M0432519
Preferred term Aminopt
Mykocert - Narrower
Concept UI M0432589
Preferred term Mykocert
Aminacrine Hydrochloride - Narrower
Concept UI M0000910
Preferred term Aminacrine Hydrochloride
Entry term(s) Aminoacridine Hydrochloride
Hydrochloride, Aminacrine
Hydrochloride, Aminoacridine



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