Term Name: acridine orange free base
Synonyms: 3,6-Bis(dimethylamino)acridine, 3,6-Di(dimethylamino)acridine, Acridine Orange, Acridine Orange Base, Brilliant Acridine Orange E, C.I. 46005B, C.I. Solvent Orange 15, N(3),N(3),N(6),N(6)-tetramethylacridine-3,6-diamine, N,N,N',N'-Tetramethyl-3,6-acridinediamine, Solvent Orange 15
Definition: A member of the class of aminoacridines that is acridine carrying two dimethylamino substituents at positions 3 and 6. The hydrochloride salt is the fluorescent dye 'acridine orange', used for cell cycle determination.
Ontology: ChEBI [CHEBI:87346]  ( EBI )

Relationships
is a type of: aminoacridines aromatic amine tertiary amino compound
has_role: fluorochrome histological dye