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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 alpha-aminoorcein, alpha-hydroxyorcein, beta-aminoorcein, gamma-aminoorcein, beta-hydroxyorcein, gamma-hydroxyorcein, beta-aminoorceimine and beta-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.
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- ChEBI ( EBI )
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Phenotype
Phenotype resulting from orcein
Phenotype where environments contain orcein
Phenotype modified by environments containing orcein
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