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158550

Acridine Orange hemi(zinc chloride) salt

Dye content 85 %

Synonym(s):

3,6-Bis(dimethylamino)acridine hydrochloride zinc chloride double salt, 3,6-Bis(dimethylamino)acridinium chloride hemi(zinc chloride salt), Basic Orange 14

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Linear Formula:
C17H20ClN3 · HCl · 1/2ZnCl2
CAS Number:
10127-02-3
Molecular Weight:
369.96
EC Number:
233-353-6
UNSPSC Code:
12171500
NACRES:
NA.47
PubChem Substance ID:
24849765
MDL number:
MFCD00081043
Colour Index Number:
46005
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
3734978

Product Name

Acridine Orange hemi(zinc chloride) salt, Dye content 85 %

InChI key

RAHGLSRJKRXOSY-UHFFFAOYSA-L

InChI

1S/2C17H19N3.4ClH.Zn/c2*1-19(2)14-7-5-12-9-13-6-8-15(20(3)4)11-17(13)18-16(12)10-14;;;;;/h2*5-11H,1-4H3;4*1H;/q;;;;;;+2/p-2

SMILES string

Cl[H].Cl[H].Cl[Zn]Cl.CN(C)c1ccc2cc3ccc(cc3nc2c1)N(C)C.CN(C)c4ccc5cc6ccc(cc6nc5c4)N(C)C

form

powder

composition

Dye content, 85%

solubility

H2O: 1 mg/mL, clear, orange to very deep orange

λmax

489 nm

application(s)

diagnostic assay manufacturing
hematology
histology

storage temp.

room temp

Quality Level

200

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Application

Acridine Orange hemi (zinc chloride) salt has been used to stain primary human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVEC) and is used in micronucleus tests (MNTs).
Acridine Orange, a cell-permeable metachromatic fluorescent cationic dye that intercalates DNA and RNA, is used in fluorescence and epiflouresence microscopy. Acridine Orange dye has been used to analyze mitochondria and lysosomal content by flow cytometry, characterize multidrug resistance, and measure changes in mitochondrial mass during apoptosis in rat thymocytes.

Biochem/physiol Actions

Acridine orange (AO) is a fluorescent dye with two different staining characteristics. In fixed tissues, it acts as a metachromatic dye and differentially stains DNA (green) and RNA (orange). But, in living cells it acts as a pH indicator and produce brilliant orange-red in acidic condition. AO has been used to identify apoptotic cells in drosophila embryos. Acridine Orange staining method has been used to deliver more consistent data in the micronucleus test.

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Health hazard
GHS08

signalword

Warning

hcodes

H341

Hazard Classifications

Muta. 2

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 3

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

Eyeshields, Gloves, type N95 (US)

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An application of Acridine Orange fluorescent staining to the micronucleus test.
Hayashi M
Mutation Research, 120(4), 241-247 (1983)
J F Golden et al.
The journal of histochemistry and cytochemistry : official journal of the Histochemistry Society, 27(1), 522-528 (1979-01-01)
A system for screening cervical cytological preparations is described which employs the Leitz Texture Analyzer System (E. Leitz, Rockleigh, N. J.) quantitative staining with acridine orange, and a fluorescence standard. The instrumentation scans cells on microscope slides and detects objects
The problem of pyridinyl imidazole class inhibitors of MAPK14/p38a and MAPK11/p38? in autophagy research.
Menon MB
Autophagy, 11(8), 1425-1427 (2015)
Toxicity of waterborne Copper in premetamorphic tadpoles of Lithobates catesbeianus (Shaw, 1802).
Ossana NA
Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 84(6), 712-715 (2010)
Labilizing action of intercalating drugs and dyes on bacterial ribosomes.
A D Wolfe et al.
Biochemistry, 11(9), 1569-1572 (1972-04-25)
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