Term Name: acridine orange
Synonyms: 3,6-Bis(dimethylamino)acridine, 3,6-Bis(dimethylamino)acridine hydrochloride, basic orange 14, C.I. 46005, N,N,N',N'-tetramethylacridine-3,6-diamine hydrochloride, N3,N3,N6,N6-tetramethyl-3,6-Acridinediamine hydrochloride(1:1), Rhoduline Orange
Definition: Fluorescent dye useful for cell cycle determination. It is cell-permeable, and interacts with DNA and RNA by intercalation or electrostatic attractions respectively.
Ontology: ChEBI [CHEBI:51739]  ( EBI )

Relationships
is a type of: aminoacridines hydrochloride
has_part: acridine orange cation
has_role: fluorochrome histological dye