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Abstract
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.
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Synonyms
5 entry terms
- Ethidium Bromide
- Homidium Bromide
- Novidium
- Bromide, Ethidium
- Bromide, Homidium
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25 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analogs & derivatives, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.
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74(72)
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Previous Indexing
- Antiprotozoal Agents (1966-1971)
- Antiviral Agents (1966-1971)
- Phenanthridines (1969-1971)
- appropriate enzyme/AI (1968-1971)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Ethidium. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D004996. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D004996
- Ethidium. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethidium_bromide
- Ethidium. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q408634