Acridine Orange

Synonym(s)
AO; N3,N3,N6,N6-tetramethyl-3,6-Acridinediamine;; Acridine Orange
Wikipedia Entry
Acridine orange
Chemical Family
Acridine
Optical Properties
Solvent Ethanol, 100% (vol:vol)
Max Absorption 271 nm
Max Emission 520 nm
Extinction Coefficient 27,000 cm-1M-1
Quantum Yield 0.20
Stokes Shift 249 nm
Brightness Index 5
Outside Data
Repository Accession Number Note
Fluorophores.org 340 Ethanol
Fluorophores.org 613 Bound to DNA
Reference(s)
Reference Title PMID/ISBN
McNamara et al. 2017 Microscopy and Image Analysis 28696557
Ingredient List
1 Acridine Orange, 10 mg/ml
2 Nonyl Acridine Orange, 10 mM