l General Information |
Product Name | Ethidium bromide |
General description | Ethidium Bromide is an intercalating agent which resembles a DNA base pair and commonly used as a fluorescent tag (nucleic acid stain) in molecular biology laboratories for techniques such as agarose gel electrophoresis. |
Synonym | Homidium bromide, EtBr, EB; 5-ethyl-6-phenylphenanthridin-5-ium-3,8-diamine;bromide |
Purity | ≥98.0%(HPLC) | CAS Number | 1239-45-8 |
Formula | C21H20BrN3 | Molecular Weight | 394.316 |
Suitability | BioReagent, suitable for cell culture, etc. |
l Physical and Chemical Information |
Appearance | Dark Red Liquid |
Solubility(25°C) | DMSO | ≥50mg/mL |
Ethanol | Slightly soluble |
Water | ~5mg/mL |
l Storage |
Storage temp. | -20°C |
l Precautions and Disclaimer |
This product is for R&D use only, not for drug, household, or other uses. |
l References |
1. http://www.drugbank.ca 2. https://ncit.nci.nih.gov 3. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov |
