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orcein
- Term ID
- CHEBI:90299
- Synonyms
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- C.I. Natural Red 28
- Definition
- A variable mixture of several compounds isolated from lichens, the eight most abundant being α-aminoorcein, α-hydroxyorcein, β-aminoorcein, γ-aminoorcein, β-hydroxyorcein, γ-hydroxyorcein, β-aminoorceimine and β-aminoorceimine (all are phenoxazine-based). It is used for the demonstration of elastic fibres as well as to stain the rough endoplasmic reticulum of hepatitis B infected liver cells.
- References
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- wikipedia.en:Orcein
- Ontology
- ChEBI ( EBI )
Phenotype
Phenotype resulting from orcein
Phenotype where environments contain orcein
Phenotype modified by environments containing orcein
Phenotype affecting orcein
Human Disease Model