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MeSH Heading: Acridine Orange
Tree Number(s): D03.633.300.046.250.150
Unique ID: D000165
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000165
Scope Note: 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.
Entry Term(s): 3,6-Bis(dimethylamino)acridine; Acridine Orange Base; Basic Orange 3RN; C.I. 46005; C.I. Basic Orange 14; Euchrysine; N,N,N',N'-Tetramethyl-3,6-Acridinediamine Hydrochloride; Rhoduline Orange; Tetramethyl Acridine Diamine
Pharm Action: Fluorescent Dyes
Mutagens
Related Numbers: 494-38-2; 65-61-2
Previous Indexing: Acridines (1966-1978); Dimethylamines (1974)
Public MeSH Note: 1979; EUCHRYSINE was indexed under AMINOACRIDINES 1979-1980
History Note: 1979
Date Established: 1979/01/01
Date of Entry: 1978/02/01
Revision Date: 2016/05/27

Allowable Qualifiers: administration & dosage (AD)

adverse effects (AE)

analogs & derivatives (AA)

analysis (AN)

chemical synthesis (CS)

chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

economics (EC)

history (HI)

isolation & purification (IP)

metabolism (ME)

pharmacokinetics (PK)

pharmacology (PD)

poisoning (PO)

radiation effects (RE)

standards (ST)

supply & distribution (SD)

therapeutic use (TU)

toxicity (TO)

Concept UI: M0000247
Related Numbers: 494-38-2; 65-61-2
Scope Note: 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.
Terms: Acridine Orange Preferred Term
Term UI T000482
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID; 3,6-Bis(dimethylamino)acridine
Term UI T000481
Date08/13/1980
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Rhoduline Orange
Term UI T000486
Date02/20/1991
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID; Tetramethyl Acridine Diamine
Term UI T000487
Date02/01/1978
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Acridine Orange Base
Term UI T360901
Date09/13/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1999); Euchrysine
Term UI T836883
Date02/05/2013
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID

Acridine Orange MeSH Descriptor Data 2025