fluorochrome

fluor·o·chrome

F0207500 (flo͝or′ə-krōm′, flôr′-)n. Any of a group of molecules that exhibit fluorescence and are often used as biological stains or are attached to proteins or other substances to serve as probes.

[fluoro- + -chrome.]

fluorochrome

(ˈflʊərəʊˌkrəʊm) n (Chemistry) a chemical entity, such as a molecule or group, that exhibits fluorescence

fluor•o•chrome

(ˈflʊər əˌkroʊm, ˈflɔr-, ˈfloʊr-)

n. any of a group of fluorescent dyes used to label biological material. [1940–45]

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Noun

fluorochrome - any of various fluorescent substances used in fluorescence microscopy to stain specimensdye, dyestuff - a usually soluble substance for staining or coloring e.g. fabrics or hairfluorescein isocyanate, fluorescein isothiocyanate - a fluorochrome commonly conjugated with antibodies for use in indirect immunofluorescence

Fluorochrome

a substance used in fluorescence, or luminescence, microscopy to study objects that do not possess a natural capacity to fluoresce. When fluorochromes are introduced into an organism, they are adsorbed by the cells, which consequently acquire the capacity to fluoresce. Fluorochromes may be dyes (auramine, coryphosphin), pigments and their derivatives (chlorophyll, porphyrin), or alkaloids (berberine). Fluorescence in microscopic objects stained with fluorochromes is brought about by ultraviolet, violet, or blue light. Fluorescence microscopy with the use of fluorochromes brings out structural details more clearly than does ordinary staining, especially in the case of biological specimens. Because the fluorescence microscopy method is highly sensitive, the fluorochrome concentration can be very low and consequently living organisms can be observed and their metabolic processes studied.

REFERENCES

Levshin, V. L. Fotoliuminestsentsiia zhidkikh i tverdykh veshchestv. Moscow-Leningrad, 1951.
Zelenin, A. V. Liuminestsentnaia tsitokhimiia nukleinovykh kislot. Moscow, 1967.

fluorochrome

[floor´-o-krōm] a fluorescent compound, as a dye, used to mark protein with a fluorescent label.

fluor·o·chrome

(flōr'ō-krōm), Any fluorescent dye used to label or stain.

fluorochrome

(flo͝or′ə-krōm′, flôr′-)n. Any of a group of fluorescent dyes used to stain biological specimens.

fluor·o·chrome

(flōr'ō-krōm) Any fluorescent dye used to label or stain.

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noun any of various fluorescent substances used in fluorescence microscopy to stain specimens

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