Proflavine

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Chemical structure of proflavine

Proflavine (pron. pro-flaÂĒvin), also called proflavin and diaminoacridine, is an acriflavine derivative, a disinfectant bacteriostatic against many gram-positive bacteria. It has been used in the form of the dihydrochloride and hemisulfate salts as a topical antiseptic, and was formerly used as a urinary antiseptic.

Proflavine is also known to have a mutagenic effect on DNA by intercalating between nucleic acid base pairs.


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