Acridine Orange

Synonyms

3,6-Bis(dimethylamino)acridine

Acridine Diamine, Tetramethyl

Acridine Orange Base

Base, Acridine Orange

Basic Orange 3RN

C.I. 46005

C.I. Basic Orange 14

Diamine, Tetramethyl Acridine

Euchrysine

N,N,N',N'-Tetramethyl-3,6-Acridinediamine Hydrochloride

Orange 3RN, Basic

Orange Base, Acridine

Orange, Acridine

Orange, Rhoduline

Rhoduline Orange

Tetramethyl Acridine Diamine

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.