A comparison between the responses of neutral red and acridine orange: Acridine orange should be preferential and alternative to neutral red as a dye for the monitoring of contaminants by means of biological sensors

Analytical Biochemistry

Volumn 383, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 316-319

  Manente, Sabrina ^a   Pieri, Silvia De ^a   Iero, Alessandra ^b   Rigo, Chiarafrancesca ^a   Bragadin, Marcantonio ^a  

^a CA' FOSCARI UNIVERSITY OF VENICE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acridine orange; In vitro toxicology; Neutral red

Indexed keywords

BIOSENSORS;

ACRIDINE ORANGE; BIOLOGICAL SENSORS; BIOLOGICAL STRUCTURES; ENVIRONMENTAL BIOSENSORS; IN-VITRO; MITOCHONDRIAL RESPIRATION; NEUTRAL RED; TOXIC COMPOUNDS;

CITRUS FRUITS;

ACRIDINE ORANGE; NEUTRAL RED;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOSENSOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MITOCHONDRIAL RESPIRATION; NONHUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PH MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 54449088018     PISSN: 00032697     EISSN: 10960309     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ab.2008.09.015     Document Type: Article

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