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chro·mo·gen

 (krō′mə-jən)
n.
1. Chemistry A substance capable of conversion into a pigment or dye.
2. Biology A strongly pigmented or pigment-generating organelle, organ, or microorganism.

chro′mo·gen′ic (-jĕn′ĭk) adj.
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chromogen

(ˈkrəʊmədʒən)
n
1. (Chemistry) a compound that forms coloured compounds on oxidation
2. (Chemistry) a substance that can be converted to a dye
3. (Microbiology) a bacterium that produces a pigment
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chro•mo•gen

(ˈkroʊ mə dʒən, -ˌdʒɛn)

n.
1.
a. any substance found in organic fluids that forms colored compounds when oxidized.
b. a colored compound that can be converted into a dye.
2. a chromogenic bacterium.
[1855–60]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.chromogen - a compound that can be converted to a pigment
stercobilinogen, urobilinogen - a chromogen formed in the intestine from the breakdown of bilirubin; yields urobilins on oxidation; some is excreted in the feces and some is resorbed and excreted in bile or urine
chemical compound, compound - (chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight
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chro·mo·gen

n. cromógeno, sustancia que produce color.
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The immunohistochemistry was performed as described previously (Bancroft and Gamble, 2008) using anti-TGF-[alpha] (Abcam, ab16768) as primary antibody and biotinylated horseradish conjugate (Abcam, ab16768) as secondary antibody with DAB chromogen used for detection of color (Bancroft and Gamble, 2008).
The DTNB 5,5'-Dithiobis (2-nitrobenzoic acid) disulfide present in the measurement medium is a chromogen and is easily reduced by the sulfhydryl group-containing compounds.
DS9800; Leica Biosystems), using 3,3'-diaminobenzidine (DAB) as the chromogen.
The sections were then incubated with horseradish peroxidase (HRP)--labeled avidin (supplied ready-to-use, Scy Tek UltraTek HRP, Anti-Polivalent, UHP 125, USA) for 25 min, and then labeling revealed by incubation with a freshly prepared solution of 3-amino-9-ethylcarbazole (AEC, 20 ml AEC chromogen with each 1 ml of AEC substrate, Scy Tek ACJ 125 AEC Chromogen/Substrate Bulk Pack, USA) for 5-10 min.
Signals were developed with an avidin-biotin horseradish peroxidase complex and diaminobenzidine (DAB) chromogen using the RealTM EnvisonTM Detection system (Dako, Glostrup, Denmark).
The sections were then incubated with a 3,3'-diamino-benzidine (DAB) chromogen system (Dako) for 2 min at room temperature and counterstained with hematoxylin.
The sections taken from Tris buffer were left in 3-amino-9-ethylcarbazole (AEC) chromogen for 20 minutes and washed with distilled water.
Caption: Figure 4: (a) CMV immunohistochemical stain, 200x magnification, highlighting both nuclear and cytoplasmic staining (brown chromogen) within the ulcerated granulation tissue.
Onah, Colorimetric Method for the Determination of Hydralazine Hydrochloride in Pharmaceutical Formulations Using Vanillin as Chromogen, J.
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