Structured Summary
Abstract
3,6-Diamino-10-methylacridinium chloride mixt. with 3,6-acridinediamine. Fluorescent dye used as a local antiseptic and also as a biological stain. It intercalates into nucleic acids thereby inhibiting bacterial and viral replication.
Chemical Identity
Chemical Information
- Molecular Formula
- C27H25ClN6
- Molecular Weight
- 469.0 g/mol
- CAS Registry No.
- 65589-70-0
- IUPAC Name
- acridine-3,6-diamine;10-methylacridin-10-ium-3,6-diamine;chloride
- InChIKey
- PEJLNXHANOHNSU-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- SMILES
- C[N+]1=C2C=C(C=CC2=CC3=C1C=C(C=C3)N)N.C1=CC(=CC2=NC3=C(C=CC(=C3)N)C=C21)N.[Cl-]
- MeSH Unique ID
- D000167
- Source
- PubChem CID 443101
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Synonyms
2 entry terms
- 2,8-Diamino-10-Methylacridinium Chloride Mixture With 2,8-Diaminoacridine
- Xanthacridinum
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19 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, analogs & derivatives, analysis, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity.
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History Note
91(75); was see under AMINOACRIDINES 1982-90; was see under ACRIDINES 1963-81
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Acriflavine. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000167. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000167
- Acriflavine. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acriflavine
- Acriflavine. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q225854
- Acriflavine. In: PubChem Compound. CID 443101. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/443101