Chemicals and Drugs

Fluorescent Dyes

Chemicals that emit light after excitation by light. The wave length of the emitted light is usually longer than that of the incident light. Fluorochromes are substances that cause fluorescence in other substances, i.e., dyes used to mark or label other compounds with fluorescent tags.

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Chemicals that emit light after excitation by light. The wave length of the emitted light is usually longer than that of the incident light. Fluorochromes are substances that cause fluorescence in other substances, i.e., dyes used to mark or label other compounds with fluorescent tags.

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15 entry terms
  • Flourescent Agent
  • Fluorescence Agents
  • Fluorescent Agents
  • Fluorescent Dye
  • Fluorochrome
  • Fluorochromes
  • Agents, Fluorescence
  • Agents, Fluorescent
  • Dyes, Fluorescent
  • Fluorescent Probe
  • Fluorescent Probes
  • Fluorogenic Substrate
  • Fluorogenic Substrates
  • Probes, Fluorescent
  • Substrates, Fluorogenic

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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, analysis, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity.

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Fluorescent Dyes. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D005456. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D005456
  2. Fluorescent Dyes. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q99930106