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CHEBI:87346 - acridine orange free base

ChEBI IDCHEBI:87346
ChEBI Nameacridine orange free base
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DefinitionA member of the class of aminoacridines that is acridine carrying two dimethylamino substituents at positions 3 and 6. The hydrochloride salt is the fluorescent dye 'acridine orange', used for cell cycle determination.
Last Modified6 August 2015
SubmitterSteve
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FormulaC17H19N3
Net Charge0
Average Mass265.360
Monoisotopic Mass265.15790
SMILESCN(C)c1ccc2cc3ccc(N(C)C)cc3nc2c1
InChIInChI=1S/C17H19N3/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
InChIKeyDPKHZNPWBDQZCN-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Wikipedia
Roles Classification
Chemical Role:
Bronsted base  A molecular entity capable of accepting a hydron from a donor (Brønsted acid).
Applications:
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.
fluorochrome  A fluorescent dye used to stain biological specimens.
ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing Relation(s)
acridine orange free base (CHEBI:87346) has role fluorochrome (CHEBI:51217)
acridine orange free base (CHEBI:87346) has role histological dye (CHEBI:77178)
acridine orange free base (CHEBI:87346) is a aminoacridines (CHEBI:51803)
acridine orange free base (CHEBI:87346) is a aromatic amine (CHEBI:33860)
acridine orange free base (CHEBI:87346) is a tertiary amino compound (CHEBI:50996)
IUPAC Name 
N3,N3,N6,N6-tetramethylacridine-3,6-diamine
Synonyms  Source
Acridine Orange BaseChemIDplus
C.I. Solvent Orange 15ChemIDplus
Solvent Orange 15ChemIDplus
Brilliant Acridine Orange EChemIDplus
C.I. 46005BChemIDplus
N,N,N',N'-Tetramethyl-3,6-acridinediamineChemIDplus
Manual XrefsDatabases
Acridine_orangeWikipedia
Registry NumbersSources
Reaxys:20916Reaxys
CAS:494-38-2ChemIDplus
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