Product Description: Ethidium bromide is an intercalating agent commonly used as a fluorescent tag (nucleic acid stain) in molecular biology laboratories for techniques such as agarose gel electrophoresis.
Formula: C21H20BrN3
References: [1]P Stevenson, et al. Comparison of isometamidium chloride and homidium bromide as prophylactic drugs for trypanosomiasis in cattle at Nguruman, Kenya. Acta Trop. 1995 May;59(2):77-84./[2]Sabnis, Ram Wasudeo (2010). Handbook of Biological Dyes and Stains: Synthesis and Industrial Application. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley. ISBN 978-0-470-40753-0.
CAS Number: 1239-45-8
Molecular Weight: 394.31
Compound Purity: 99.85
Research Area: Others
Solubility: DMSO : 25 mg/mL (ultrasonic)/H2O : < 0.1 mg/mL (ultrasonic)
Target: DNA Stain