Definition of Fluorescein isothiocyanate

1. Noun. A fluorochrome commonly conjugated with antibodies for use in indirect immunofluorescence.

Exact synonyms: Fluorescein Isocyanate
Generic synonyms: Fluorochrome

Medical Definition of Fluorescein isothiocyanate

1. A fluorescent chemical derived from fluorescein which is used to label proteins. (25 Jun 1999)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Fluorescein Isothiocyanate

fluorenones
fluorenyl
fluorenylidene
fluorenylidenes
fluorescamine
fluorescamines
fluoresce
fluoresced
fluorescein
fluorescein-5-isothiocyanate
fluorescein-conjugated antibody
fluorescein angiography
fluorescein eye examination
fluorescein instillation test
fluorescein isocyanate
fluorescein isothiocyanate (current term)
fluorescein sodium
fluorescein string test
fluoresceine
fluoresceines
fluoresceins
fluorescence
fluorescence-activated cell sorter
fluorescence-activated cell sorting
fluorescence energy transfer
fluorescence in situ hybridization
fluorescence microscope
fluorescence microscopy
fluorescence plus Giemsa stain

Literary usage of Fluorescein isothiocyanate

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1883)
"For assay of EBV-infected cells by immunofluorescence (IF), human -/-globulins conjugated with fluorescein isothiocyanate were used in the direct IF test, ..."

2. Niosh Manual of Analytical Methods: Sampling and Analytical Methods for edited by Peter M. Eller (1994)
"Various fluorescent dyes, such as fluorescein, fluorescein isothiocyanate, and rhodamine isothiocyanate, may be employed. A fluorescent microscope is used ..."

3. Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine (1903)
"Binding of fluorescein isothiocyanate-Con A (FITC-Con A) to its surface receptors induces polymerization of cytoplasmic tubulin into microtubules in ..."

4. A Lifelong Passion: Nicholas and Alexandra: Their Own Story by Andrei Maylunas (2005)
"After exposure to either smoke or room air, guinea pigs were anesthetized and fluorescein isothiocyanate-dextran (FITC-D, mol wt 10000) was aerosolized into ..."

5. Manual of Microbiologic Monitoring of Laboratory Animals edited by Kim Waggie (1994)
"... performed by incubating dilutions of test sera on glass slides with fixed organisms, followed by incubation with fluorescein isothiocyanate-conjugated ..."

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