Preferred Name

Ethidium [Chemical/Ingredient]

Synonyms

Ethidium

ID

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/NDFRT/N0000167286

altLabel

Ethidium

Phenanthridinium, 3,8-diamino-5-ethyl-6-phenyl-

cui

C0015008

MESH DEFINITION

A trypanocidal agent and possible antiviral agent that is widely used in experimental cell biology and biochemistry. Ethidium has several experimentally useful properties including binding to nucleic acids, noncompetitive inhibition of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors, and fluorescence among others. It is most commonly used as the bromide.

MESH DUI

D004996

MeSH name

Ethidium

MESH UI

M0007860

NDFRT kind

INGREDIENT_KIND

notation

N0000167286

NUI

N0000167286

prefLabel

Ethidium [Chemical/Ingredient]

tui

T109

T121

subClassOf

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/NDFRT/N0000167285

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