Ethidium [ethidium]
- Terms
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ethidium bromid
homidium bromid
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Ethidium Bromide
Homidium Bromide
Novidium
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.
- DUI
- D004996 MeSH Browser
- CUI
- M0007860
- CAS
- Phenanthridinium, 3,8-diamino-5-ethyl-6-phenyl-
- Previous indexing
- Antiprotozoal Agents (1966-1971); Antiviral Agents (1966-1971); appropriate enzyme/AI (1968-1971); Phenanthridines (1969-1971)
- History note
- 74(72)
- Public note
- 74
Allowable subheadings
- AD
- administration & dosage
- AE
- adverse effects
- AG
- agonists
- AA
- analogs & derivatives 3
- AN
- analysis 1
- AI
- antagonists & inhibitors
- BL
- blood
- CF
- cerebrospinal fluid
- CS
- chemical synthesis
- CH
- chemistry 6
- CL
- classification
- EC
- economics
- HI
- history
- IM
- immunology
- IP
- isolation & purification
- ME
- metabolism
- PK
- pharmacokinetics
- PD
- pharmacology 5
- PO
- poisoning
- RE
- radiation effects
- ST
- standards
- SD
- supply & distribution
- TU
- therapeutic use
- TO
- toxicity
- UR
- urine
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