Acridine orange (hemizinc salt) solution
Supplier: G-Biosciences
Synonyms:
Acridine orange hemi(Zinc chloride) salt
, Acridine orange
, Basic orange 14
, 3,6-Bis(dimethylamino)acridine hydrochloride zinc chloride double salt
, Euchrysine 3RX
, Euchrysin GNY
, N,N,N′,N′-Tetramethylacridine-3,6-diamine monohydrochloride compd. with zinc dichloride
, 3,6-Bis(dimethylamino)acridinium chloride hemi(zinc chloride salt)
Acridine Orange is a cell-permeant vital dye that binds to nucleic acids.
It is used in the fluorescent microscopic detection of microorganisms from clinical samples.
Binding to dsDNA causes acridine orange to fluoresce green and binding to ssDNA or RNA causes it to fluoresce red.
Formula:
C₁₇H₂₀ClN₃·HCl·½ZnCl₂ MW: 369.96 g/mol |
MDL Number:
MFCD00081043 CAS Number: 10127-02-3 |
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