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acriflavine
<chemical> 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.

Pharmacological action: anti-infective agents, local, fluorescent dyes.

Chemical name: Acridinium, 3,6-diamino-10-methyl-, chloride, mixt. With 3,6-acridinediamine