Acridine Orange, 10mg/mL in water (AO)

Acridine orange (AO) stains dsDNA green (525 nm) and RNA or single stranded DNA red (650 nm).The dye is membrane-permeant and its nucleic acid binding property has been used for cell-cycle studies. Acridine orange has also been used for the detection of microorganisms in cerebrospinal fluid and other clinical specimens. We offer a highly purified form of acridine orange while most of the other commercially available grades of AO are either in zinc chloride complex form or of low purity.&lamba,Ex/&lamba,Em= 500/526 nm,Yellow solution,Store at 4°C and protect from light,C17H20ClN3,MW: 301.82,