Search Ontology:
ChEBI

ethidium

Term ID
CHEBI:42478
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.
References
  • Beilstein:3627183
  • CAS:3546-21-2
  • Gmelin:981639
  • PDBeChem:ET
Ontology
ChEBI  ( EBI )
Resources
CTD
Relationships
is a type of
has_parent_hydride
has_role
inverse has_functional_parent
inverse has_part
Phenotype
Phenotype resulting from ethidium
Phenotype where environments contain ethidium
Phenotype modified by environments containing ethidium
Human Disease Model