Aminacrine hydrochloride

9-aminoacridine hydrochloride is a hydrochloride salt resulting from the reaction of equimolar amounts of 9-aminoacridine and hydrogen chloride. Among its listed roles, it functions as a antiinfective agent, an antiseptic drug and a mutagen. It includes a 9-aminoacridine(1+). A highly fluorescent anti-infective dye used clinically as a topical antiseptic and experimentally as a mutagen, due to its interaction with DNA. It is also used as an intracellular pH indicator. The directory classifies it as a discontinued API with a synthetic source/manufacturing origin. Other names for this substance include Monacrin, Mycosert, Quench and 9-Aminoacridine hydrochloride. Its PubChem CID is 8643.