acridine orange (CHEBI:51739)

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ChEBI Name	acridine orange

ChEBI ID	CHEBI:51739

Definition	Fluorescent dye useful for cell cycle determination. It is cell-permeable, and interacts with DNA and RNA by intercalation or electrostatic attractions respectively.

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Formulae

C17H19N3.ClH
C17H20ClN3

Net Charge

Average Mass

301.81362

Monoisotopic Mass

301.13458

InChI

InChI=1S/C17H19N3.ClH/c1-19(2)14-7-5-12-9-13-6-8-15(20(3)4)11-17(13)18-16(12)10-14;/h5-11H,1-4H3;1H

InChIKey

VSTHNGLPHBTRMB-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

[H+].[Cl-].CN(C)c1ccc2cc3ccc(cc3nc2c1)N(C)C

Roles Classification
Application(s):	fluorochrome A fluorescent dye used to stain biological specimens. histological dye A dye used in microscopic or electron microscopic examination of cells and tissues to give contrast and to highlight particular features of interest, such as nuclei and cytoplasm.

ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing	acridine orange (CHEBI:51739) has part acridine orange cation (CHEBI:52788) acridine orange (CHEBI:51739) has role fluorochrome (CHEBI:51217) acridine orange (CHEBI:51739) has role histological dye (CHEBI:77178) acridine orange (CHEBI:51739) is a aminoacridines (CHEBI:51803) acridine orange (CHEBI:51739) is a hydrochloride (CHEBI:36807)

IUPAC Name

N,N,N',N'-tetramethylacridine-3,6-diamine hydrochloride

Synonyms	Sources
3,6-Bis(dimethylamino)acridine	KEGG COMPOUND
3,6-Bis(dimethylamino)acridine hydrochloride	ChemIDplus
basic orange 14	ChEBI
C.I. 46005	ChEBI
N3,N3,N6,N6-tetramethyl-3,6-Acridinediamine hydrochloride(1:1)	ChEBI
Rhoduline Orange	ChemIDplus

Last Modified

06 August 2015