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Definition of Quinacrine

1. Noun. A drug (trade name Atabrine) used to treat certain worm infestations and once used to treat malaria.

Definition of Quinacrine

1. Noun. Category:en:Drugs A drug with various applications, including as an antimalarial, having the chemical formula C₂₃H₃₀ClN₃O ¹

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Definition of Quinacrine

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Medical Definition of Quinacrine

1. A fluorescent dye that intercalates into DNA helices. Chromosomes stained with quinacrine show typical banding patterns of fluorescence at specific locations, Q bands, that can be used to recognise chromosomes and their abnormalities. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

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Literary usage of Quinacrine

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1. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1883)
"15 April 1970 • quinacrine: Mechanisms of Antimalarial Action Abstract. Two new interesting modes of action of quinacrine have been discovered. ..."

2. Repression of Montagnards: Conflicts Over Land and Religion in Vietnam's by Sidney Jones, Malcolm Smart (2002)
"In addition, an estimated 30000 to 50000 women were sterilized through the use of quinacrine.225 The use of quinacrine was discontinued from the national ..."

3. Diarrhea and Malnutrition: Interactions, Mechanisms, and Interventions by Lincoln C. Chen, Nevin S. Scrimshaw (1983)
"... compounds such as quinacrine and amodia- quine significantly inhibit ST responses before activation of a guanylate cyclase.63 As shown in Figure 6, ..."

4. Stress, Gender, and Alcohol-Seeking Behavior edited by Walter A. Hunt, Sam Zakhari (1996)
"... Noncompetitive Inhibitors 1 Chlorpromazine TPP Phenazocine PCP quinacrine Gated Ion Channel Figure 2. Schematic model of the GABAA receptor complex. ..."

5. Battling Malaria: Strengthening the U.S. Military Malaria Vaccine Program by Patricia M. Graves, Myron M. Levine (2006)
"... the introduction of Atabrine (quinacrine) in 1943-1944, after which prophylaxis became a possibility. Prevention was limited to personal countermeasures ..."

6. Environmental Issues in Primary Careedited by Barbara S. Murdock edited by Barbara S. Murdock (1994)
"... such as metronidazole or quinacrine. While asymptomatic carriers may spread the illness to others, there is some debate about whether to treat them. ..."

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