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xanthene dye

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xanthene dye
n.
Any of the brilliant fluorescent yellow to pink to bluish red dyes having xanthene central to their molecular structure.


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Rose Bengal is a red, xanthene dye (including other members like phloxine b, erythrosine, and eosin yellow) that produces reactive, singlet oxygen when exposed to light.
Phloxine B and Eosin Yellow are halogenated photoactive xanthene dyes, that are FDA approved for use in human cosmetics and drugs.
 
 
 
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