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Xanthenes

Medical Definition:	Compounds with three aromatic rings in linear arrangement with an OXYGEN in the center ring.
Guide Notes:	do not confuse with XANTHINES

Xanthenes Categories.

	Fluoresceins - A family of spiro(isobenzofuran-1(3H),9'-(9H)xanthen)-3-one derivatives. These are used as dyes, as indicators for various metals, and as fluorescent labels in immunoassays.
	Pyronine - Xanthene dye used as a bacterial and biological stain. Synonyms: Pyronin; Pyronine G; Pyronine Y. Use also for Pyronine B. which is diethyl-rather than dimethylamino-.
	Rhodamines - A family of 3,6-di(substituted-amino)-9-benzoate derivatives of xanthene that are used as dyes and as indicators for various metals; also used as fluorescent tracers in histochemistry.
	Thioxanthenes
	Xanthones - A group of XANTHENES that contain a 9-keto OXYGEN.

Xanthenes Medical Definitions and Terms

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