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Definition of Quinacrine

1. Noun. A drug (trade name Atabrine) used to treat certain worm infestations and once used to treat malaria.

Definition of Quinacrine

1. Noun. Category:en:Drugs A drug with various applications, including as an antimalarial, having the chemical formula C₂₃H₃₀ClN₃O ¹

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Definition of Quinacrine

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Medical Definition of Quinacrine

1. A fluorescent dye that intercalates into DNA helices. Chromosomes stained with quinacrine show typical banding patterns of fluorescence at specific locations, Q bands, that can be used to recognise chromosomes and their abnormalities. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

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