Acriflavine

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. It is grouped under the following drug class(es): Antiseptics. The directory classifies it as a commercial API with a synthetic source/manufacturing origin. Other names for this substance include Acriflavin and Triphaflavine. Its PubChem CID is 443101.

CAS No 8048-52-0
Molecular Formula C27H25ClN6
Molecular Weight 469.0 g/mol
Synonyms acridine-3,6-diamine;10-methylacridin-10-ium-3,6-diamine;chloride

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