Acridine Orange hydrochloride solution

• Catalog No.: 01663
• CAS Number: 65-61-2
• M. F.: C17H20ClN3
• M. W.: 301.8138

SYNONYMS

• IUPAC name: 3-N,3-N,6-N,6-N-tetramethylacridine-3,6-diamine hydrochloride
• IUPAC Traditional name: acridine orange hydrochloride
• Synonyms: 3,6-Bis(dimethylamino)acridine hydrochloride

DATABASE IDS

• MDL Number: MFCD00012660
• PubChem SID: 24844902
• CAS Number: 65-61-2
• Beilstein Number: 3575587

PROPERTIES

• Concentration: ~1% in H2O
• Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): C17H19N3 · HCl
• Grade: for fluorescence
• Density: 1.001 g/mL at 20 °C
• Fluorescence: λex 495 nm; λem 526 nm in TE buffer pH 8.0 (enhanced fluorescence with DNA)
• Refractive Index: n20/D 1.338
• Personal Protective Equipment: Eyeshields, Gloves
• German water hazard class: 2

DETAILS

Description (English)

Application
Metachromatic dye useful as a mitochondrial probe in living cells. This dye has been used to analyze mitochondria by flow cytometry, characterize multidrug resistance, and measure changes in mitochondrial mass during apoptosis in rat thymocytes.

Description (简体中文)

Application
Metachromatic dye useful as a mitochondrial probe in living cells. This dye has been used to analyze mitochondria by flow cytometry, characterize multidrug resistance, and measure changes in mitochondrial mass during apoptosis in rat thymocytes.