Hemicyanine

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Any of a class of dyes having two aromatic groups linked by an ethylene group

    "This study uses di-4-ANE(F)PPTEA, a hemicyanine class dye, that embeds itself in the cellular membranes of hiPS-CM and exhibits a proportional increase in fluorescence intensity as the voltage across the membrane increases."

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"This study uses di-4-ANE(F)PPTEA, a hemicyanine class dye, that embeds itself in the cellular membranes of hiPS-CM and exhibits a proportional increase in fluorescence intensity as the voltage across the membrane increases."

Etymology

From hemi- + cyanine.

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