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thionine

(ˈθaɪəʊˌniːn; -ˌnaɪn) or

thionin

n
1. (Dyeing) a crystalline derivative of thiazine used as a violet dye to stain microscope specimens
2. (Dyeing) any of a class of related dyes
[C19: by shortening, from ergothioneine, a crystalline betaine found in ergot and blood]
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Other stains include Luxol fast blue, cresyl violet, thionin and acid-Schiff.
[31] showed synergistic effects between FLC and the CaThi (AMP from Capsicum annuum fruits), a peptide belonging to thionin family, against six yeasts of medical importance, and this combination caused drastic morphological changes in the cells of these yeasts.
After the enzyme reaction, the sections were counterstained with thionin, washed in tap water, dehydrated in ethyl alcohol, cleared in xylene, and mounted in Di-n-butylPhthalate in Xylene (DPX; Fluka Chemie AG, Buchs, Switzerland).
Zeng, Electrochemical Behavior of o-Aminophenol at a Thionin Self-Assembled Monolayer-Modified Gold Electrode and Its Determination, Anal.
Differential biochemical profile of Brucella isolates from 2 men with neurobrucellosis, Costa Rica, 2008 and 2011 Analysis bneohCRI bneohCR2 Biochemical tests Oxidase - - Citrate utilization - - Nitrate reduction + + C[O.sub.2] required - - [H.sub.2]S production + + Urease activity, h 0-0.5 + 0-0.5+ Growth in presence of dyes Thionin 20 [micro]g/mL - - Basic fuchsin 20 [micro]g/mL - - A + + M - -
Narayanan, "Electrochemical sensor for [H.sub.2][O.sub.2] based on thionin immobilized 3-aminopropyltrimethoxy silane derived sol-gel thin film electrode," Sensors and Actuators, B: Chemical, vol.
Primary structure and inhibition of protein synthesis in eukaryotic cell-free system of a novel thionin, gamma-hordothionin, from barley endosperm.
Semithin sections (0.5 [micro]m) were stained with a solution of thionin and methylene blue (0.1% aqueous solution) for light microscopic examination to delineate the region of interest.
A number of histochemical stains have been applied to the analysis of pituitary tissues, including various trichrome stains, aldehyde fuchsin and aldehyde thionin techniques, orange G, Herlant erythrosin, or Brookes carmoisine.
Inhibition of trypsin by cowpea thionin: Characterization, molecular modeling, and docking.
Finally, the sections were stained with 1% thionin and examined.
Overexpression of an endogenous thionin enhances resistance of Arabidopsis against Fusarium oxysporum.