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Concept information

  1. Research, Technology, Methods
  2. chemical compounds
  3. organic compounds
  4. heterocyclic compounds
  5. phenanthridines
  6. propidium

Preferred term

propidium

Type

  • Chemical

Definition

  • Information Quaternary ammonium analog of ethidium; an intercalating dye with a specific affinity to certain forms of DNA and, used as diiodide, to separate them in density gradients; also forms fluorescent complexes with cholinesterase which it inhibits.

    Source: Medical Subject Headings 2014

    Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

Related concepts

Synonyms

  • propidium diiodide
  • propidium iodide

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/213361

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