Acridine Orange |
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| 3,6-Bis(dimethylamino)acridine; Acridine Orange Base; Basic Orange 3RN; C.I. 46005; C.I. Basic Orange 14; Rhoduline Orange; Acridine Diamine, Tetramethyl; Base, Acridine Orange; Diamine, Tetramethyl Acridine; Orange 3RN, Basic; Orange Base, Acridine | |
| 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. | |