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CATIONIC

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to cations

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Antonym:

anionic (of or relating to anions)

Pertainym:

cation (a positively charged ion)

Derivation:

cation (a positively charged ion)

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 Context examples: 

A microscopy staining method that utilizes alcian blue, a cationic, water soluble copper-containing phthalocyanine dye to determine the presence of acid mucopolysaccharides and glycosaminoglycans.

(Alcian Blue Staining Method, NCI Thesaurus)

The dimaleate salt form of atiprimod, an orally bioavailable small molecule belonging to the azaspirane class of cationic amphiphilic agents with anti-inflammatory, antineoplastic, and antiangiogenic activities.

(Atiprimod Dimaleate, NCI Thesaurus)

DOTAP:cholesterol liposome is composed of cationic lipid dioleoyl-trimethylammonium propane (DOTAP) and cholesterol at molar ratio of 1:1.

(C-VISA BikDD:Liposome, NCI Thesaurus)

A cationic tri-nuclear platinum complex related to cisplatin.

(BBR 3464, NCI Thesaurus)

Polymyxin B, neomycin and bacitracin zinc exert antibacterial effects through a cationic detergent-like action on cell membranes, inhibition of protein synthesis, and inhibition of peptidoglycan synthesis, respectively.

(Cortisporin Formulation, NCI Thesaurus)

Cell penetrating peptides (CPPs) are cationic and/or amphipathic peptides, typically less than 30 amino acids in length, that can penetrate cell membranes easily and may transport molecular cargo.

(Azurin:50-77 Cell Penetrating Peptide p28, NCI Thesaurus)

An immunotherapeutic agent consisting of a plasmid DNA encoding human Interleukin-2 (IL-2) complexed with a cationic lipid, 1,2-dimyristyloxypropyl-3-dimethyl-hydroxyethyl ammonium bromide/dioleyl-phosphatidyl-ethanolamine (DMRIE/DOPE), in a 5:1 ratio.

(IL-2 Plasmid DNA/Lipid Complex, NCI Thesaurus)

A cationic dye with antifungal, antitrypanosomal, antimalarial, and carcinostatic activities.

(Hydroxystilbamidine, NCI Thesaurus)

The isethionate salt form of hydroxystilbamidine, a cationic dye with antifungal, antitrypanosomal, antimalarial, and carcinostatic activities.

(Hydroxystilbamidine Isethionate, NCI Thesaurus)

A systemic gene therapy anti-cancer agent composed of cationic liposomes, which encapsulates plasmid DNA encoding for the tumor suppressor gene RB94 and is complexed with anti-transferrin receptor single chain antibody fragment (TfRscFv), with potential antineoplastic activity.

(Liposome-encapsulated RB94 Plasmid DNA Gene Therapy Agent SGT-94, NCI Thesaurus)