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Aminacrine

Known as: Aminoacrine, 9-Acridinamine, 9 Aminoacridine 
A highly fluorescent anti-infective dye used clinically as a topical antiseptic and experimentally as a mutagen, due to its interaction with DNA. It… 
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1-nitro-9-aminoacridine4'-(9-acridinylamino)methanesulfonanilide9-AMA9-amino-10-methylacridinium
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AcridinesAminoacridinesAnti-Bacterial AgentsAnti-Infective Agents, Local
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Aminacrine Hydrochlorideanalogs & derivativesaspects of radiation effectschemical synthesis
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Highly Cited
2012
Highly Cited
2012
Sublimation of new matrix candidates for high spatial resolution imaging mass spectrometry of lipids: enhanced information in both positive and negative polarities after 1,5-diaminonapthalene…
Matrix sublimation has demonstrated to be a powerful approach for high-resolution matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization… 
Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Synthesis, anti-inflammatory, analgesic and kinase (CDK-1, CDK-5 and GSK-3) inhibition activity evaluation of benzimidazole/benzoxazole derivatives and some Schiff's bases.
Review
2001
Review
2001
Acridine-a neglected antibacterial chromophore.
  • M. Wainwright
  • The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy
  • 2001
  • Corpus ID: 21649701
The use of acridines as antimicrobial agents was first proposed by Ehrlich and Benda in 1912, and the first clinical use of these… 
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
The ability of the Comet assay to discriminate between genotoxins and cytotoxins.
The Comet assay has been used widely in genetic toxicology, radiation biology and medical and environmental research. This assay… 
Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
Cholinesterase Inhibitors in Alzheimer's Disease
  • K. Davis
  • Neuropsychopharmacology
  • 1994
  • Corpus ID: 5977401
Data generated to date by a number of large studies (Eagger et al, Davis et al, Farlow et al, and Murphy et al) indicate that… 
Review
1993
Review
1993
Brain selective inhibition of acetylcholinesterase: a novel approach to therapy for Alzheimer's disease.
Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
Quenching of DNA-ethidium fluorescence by amsacrine and other antitumor agents: a possible electron-transfer effect.
The antitumor agent amsacrine, 4'-(9-acridinylamino)methanesulfon-m-anisidide (m-AMSA), when bound to double-stranded DNA… 
Highly Cited
1983
Highly Cited
1983
Revised methods for the Salmonella mutagenicity test.
Highly Cited
1978
Highly Cited
1978
Testing of known carcinogens and noncarcinogens for their ability to induce unscheduled DNA synthesis in HeLa cells.
The ability of 51 compounds, of known carcinogenic potential, to induce "unscheduled DNA synthesis" in HeLa cells has been tested… 
Highly Cited
1968
Highly Cited
1968
The interaction of aminoacridines with nucleic acids
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