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acridine

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acridine /ac·ri·dine/ (ak´rĭ-dēn) an alkaloid from anthracene used in the synthesis of dyes and drugs.
ac·ri·dine (kr-dn)
n.
A coal tar derivative that has an irritating odor and is used in the manufacture of dyes and synthetics.

acridine
[ak′ridēn]
a dibenzopyridine compound used in the synthesis of dyes and drugs. Its derivatives include fluorescent yellow dyes and the antiseptic agents acriflavine hydrochloride, acriflavine base, and proflavine.

anthracene [an´thrah-sēn]
a crystalline hydrocarbon, C14h10, from coal tar, used in making dyes.

acridine (orange) (ak´ridēn),
n a dibenzopyridine compound used in the synthesis of dyes and drugs. In dentistry, has been used to research dental deposits.

acridine
a dibenzopyridine compound used in the synthesis of dyes and drugs. Derivatives of acridine are successful as antibacterial agents, finding their principal use as local antiseptics. They were popular at one time as antibabesial and trypanocidal agents. See also acriflavine, proflavine.

acridine orange stain
binds nonspecifically to nucleic acids, proteins, polysaccharides and glycosaminoglycans. Together with fluorescent microscopy, it is reportedly more sensitive than conventional staining methods for demonstrating Mycoplasma haemofelis in blood smears.


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Fluorescent Reagents Intercalation into dsDNA for Detection of Hybridization Intercalators, such as ethidiun bromide (EB), acridine orange (AO) and thiazole orange (TO), were selectively tethered into DNA hydrids by noncovalent bond in these DNA biosensors.
An increase of acid vesicular organelles (AVOs) detected by acridine orange staining for lysosomes as well as conversion of LC3B-I into LC3B-II by immunoblotting and an increased punctuated pattern of cytoplasmic LC3B by fluorescent immunostaining all supported induction of enhanced autophagy in response to VK2 in HL-60bcl-2 cells.
 
 
 
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