Term Name: ethidium
Synonyms: 3,8-diamino-5-ethyl-6-phenylphenanthridinium, ETHIDIUM, ethidium cation, homidium
Definition: The fluorescent compound widely used in experimental cell biology and biochemistry to reveal double-stranded DNA and RNA.
Ontology: ChEBI [CHEBI:42478]  ( EBI )

Relationships
is a type of: phenanthridines
has_parent_hydride: phenanthridine
has_role: fluorochrome intercalator
inverse has_functional_parent: ethidium homodimer ethidium homodimer tetracation
inverse has_part: ethidium bromide