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Proflavine — (pron. pro fla¢vin ), also called proflavin and diaminoacridine, is an acriflavine derivative, a disinfectant bacteriostatic against many gram positive bacteria. It has been used in the form of the dihydrochloride and hemisulfate salts as a… … Wikipedia
proflavine — noun A disinfectant, acridine 3,6 diamine, bacteriostatic against many gram positive bacteria … Wiktionary
proflavine — The neutral sulfate of 3,6 diaminoacridine; a compound closely allied to acriflavine, having similar antiseptic properties. * * * pro·fla·vine ( )prō flā .vēn also pro·fla·vin vən n a yellow crystalline mutagenic acridine dye C13H11N3 also the… … Medical dictionary
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Intercalation (chemistry) — Intercalation induces structural distortions. Left: unchanged DNA strand. Right: DNA strand intercalated at three locations (red areas). In chemistry, intercalation is the reversible inclusion of a molecule (or group) between two other molecules… … Wikipedia
acriflavine — An acridine dye, a mixture of 3,6 diamino 10 methylacridinium chloride and 3,6 diaminoacridine; formerly used as a topical and urinary antiseptic, and used as one of Kasten fluorescent Schiff reagents to reveal polysaccharides and DNA. * * *… … Medical dictionary
Mutagenesis — (pronounced /mjuːtəˈdʒɛnɪsɪs/) is a process by which the genetic information of an organism is changed in a stable manner, resulting in a mutation. It may occur spontaneously in nature, or as a result of exposure to mutagens. It can also be… … Wikipedia
Mutagen — In genetics, a mutagen (Latin, literally origin of change) is a physical or chemical agent that changes the genetic material, usually DNA, of an organism and thus increases the frequency of mutations above the natural background level. As many… … Wikipedia
Acridine — Chembox new ImageFile=Acridine chemical structure.png ImageSize=250px IUPACName=Acridine OtherNames= Section1= Chembox Identifiers CASNo=260 94 6 PubChem=9215 SMILES=C1=CC=C2C(=C1)C=C3C=CC=CC3=N2 Section2= Chembox Properties C=13|H=9|N=1… … Wikipedia
List of IARC Group 3 carcinogens — Substances, mixtures and exposure circumstances in this list have been classified by the IARC as Group 3: The agent (mixture or exposure circumstance) is not classifiable as to its carcinogenicity to humans. This category is used most commonly… … Wikipedia
