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Rhodamines

Medical Definition: 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.
Guide Notes: RHODAMINE 123 is available
Also Called: Rhodamine
Previously Indexed: Ammonium Compounds (1969-1974),Benzoates (1974),Xanthenes (1969-1974)
Rhodamines Categories.
Canadian Medical Guide Definition Rhodamine 123 - A fluorescent probe with low toxicity which is a potent substrate for P-glycoprotein and the bacterial multidrug efflux transporter. It is used to assess mitochondrial bioenergetics in living cells and to measure the efflux activity of P-glycoprotein in both normal and malignant cells. (Leukemia 1997;11(7):1124-30)

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