Term Name: | pyronin Y |
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Synonyms: | 3,6-Bis(dimethylamino)xanthylium chloride, 6-(dimethylamino)-N,N-dimethyl-3H-xanthen-3-iminium chloride, C.I. 45005, Pyronin G, Pyronin Yellow, Pyronine, Pyronine Y |
Definition: | An organic chloride salt having 6-(dimethylamino)-N,N-dimethyl-3H-xanthen-3-iminium as the cation. Used with methyl green to selectively demonstrate RNA (red) in contrast to DNA (green) with the Unna-Pappenheim method. |
Ontology: | ChEBI [CHEBI:8682] ( EBI ) |