Medical Definition of Fluorescein-5-isothiocyanate
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3',6'-dihydroxy-5-isothiocyanatospiro(isobenzofuran-1(3h),9'-(9h)xanthen)-3-one. Fluorescent probe capable of being conjugated to tissue and proteins. It is used as a label in fluorescent antibody staining procedures as well as protein- and amino acid-binding techniques.
Pharmacological action: fluorescent dyes.
Chemical name: Spiro(isobenzofuran-1(3H),9'-(9H)xanthen)-3-one, 3',6'-dihydroxy-5-isothiocyanato-
(12 Dec 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Fluorescein-5-isothiocyanate
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