thionine


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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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Sidrach, Flow injection Fluorimetric determination of ascorbic acid based on its photooxidation by thionine blue, Analyst, 122, 115 (1997).
The slices were mounted on gelatin-coated slides and stained with thionine blue at 0.1% (Nissl method) to highlight Nissl body.
Identification and biotyping of the putative Brucella isolates were done by assessing colony morphology, biochemical reactions, C[O.sub.2] requirement, production of H2S, growth in the presence of the dyes thionine and fuchsine, reaction with monospecific antisera (A, M, and R), and phage lysis (Wb, Tb, and F25) [8].
Phenothiazine compounds as Methylene Blue (MB), Figure 1, and dyes from the same class, such as Azure A, Azure B and Thionine, have been extensively used for more than a century for various applications, especially in health [1].
Electrons produced from the bacteria may transfer from bacterial cell to electrode with the help of mediators like thionine, methyl viologen, and methylene blue etc.
Semithin sections were stained with thionine methylene blue, and representative pictures were taken with a Nikon Eclipse 80i microscope equipped with a DS-5 M digital camera.
Guo, "Studies on interactions of thionine with gold nanoparticles," Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, vol.
Du et al., "Label-free immunosensor for the detection of kanamycin using Ag@[Fe.sub.3][O.sub.4] nanoparticles and thionine mixed graphene sheet," Biosensors and Bioelectronics, vol.