Acridine orange is a fluorescent dye which easily traverses the cell membrane. Because of its weak basic property, it accumulates in lysosomes, which have a low pH inside, due to an ATP-dependent proton pump, present in their membrane. Acridine orange free base is 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. It has a role as a fluorochrome and a histological dye. It is a member of aminoacridines, an aromatic amine and a tertiary amino compound. Country of Origin: India
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