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acriflavine

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ac·ri·fla·vine  (kr-flvn, -vn)
n.
A brown or orange powder, C14H14N3Cl, derived from acridine and used as a topical antiseptic.

[Blend of acridine and flavin.]

acriflavine [ˌækrɪˈfleɪvɪn -viːn]
n
(Medicine / Pharmacology) a brownish or orange-red powder used in medicine as an antiseptic and disinfectant. Formula: C14H14N3Cl
[from acridine + flavin]


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Determining MIC to ciprofloxacin, norfloxacin, ethidium bromide, and acriflavine in the presence or absence of reserpine showed greater than fourfold MIC decreases in the presence of reserpine, both in the CipR-71 strain and in the two transformants obtained when chromosomal DNA was used as donor, which indicates the existence of an efflux mechanism (data not shown).
 
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