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Descriptor English: Ethidium
Descriptor Spanish: Etidio
Descriptor etidio
Entry term(s) bromuro de etidio
Scope note: Agente tripanocida y posible agente antiviral, muy utilizado en biología celular y bioquímica experimental. El etidio tiene diiversas propiedades experimentalmente útiles, entre las que se incluyen la unión a ácidos nucleicos, la inhibición no competitiva de los receptores nicotínicos de la acetilcolina y la fluorescencia. Su bromuro es la forma más utilizada.
Descriptor Portuguese: Etídio
Descriptor French: Éthidium
Entry term(s): Bromide, Ethidium
Bromide, Homidium
Ethidium Bromide
Homidium Bromide
Novidium
Tree number(s): D03.633.300.633.416
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D004996
Scope note: A trypanocidal agent and possible antiviral agent that is widely used in experimental cell biology and biochemistry. Ethidium has several experimentally useful properties including binding to nucleic acids, noncompetitive inhibition of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors, and fluorescence among others. It is most commonly used as the bromide.
Allowable Qualifiers: AA analogs & derivatives
AD administration & dosage
AE adverse effects
AG agonists
AI antagonists & inhibitors
AN analysis
BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CH chemistry
CL classification
CS chemical synthesis
EC economics
HI history
IM immunology
IP isolation & purification
ME metabolism
PD pharmacology
PK pharmacokinetics
PO poisoning
RE radiation effects
SD supply & distribution
ST standards
TO toxicity
TU therapeutic use
UR urine
Pharm Action: Enzyme Inhibitors
Fluorescent Dyes
Indicators and Reagents
Trypanocidal Agents
Nicotinic Antagonists
Registry Number: EN464416SI
CAS Type 1 Name: Phenanthridinium, 3,8-diamino-5-ethyl-6-phenyl-
Previous Indexing: Antiprotozoal Agents (1966-1971)
Antiviral Agents (1966-1971)
Phenanthridines (1969-1971)
appropriate enzyme/AI (1968-1971)
Public MeSH Note: 74
History Note: 74(72)
DeCS ID: 5087
Unique ID: D004996
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Date Established: 1974/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2016/05/31
Ethidium - Preferred
Concept UI M0007860
Scope note A trypanocidal agent and possible antiviral agent that is widely used in experimental cell biology and biochemistry. Ethidium has several experimentally useful properties including binding to nucleic acids, noncompetitive inhibition of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors, and fluorescence among others. It is most commonly used as the bromide.
Preferred term Ethidium
Ethidium Bromide - Narrower
Concept UI M0007861
Preferred term Ethidium Bromide
Entry term(s) Bromide, Ethidium
Bromide, Homidium
Homidium Bromide
Novidium - Narrower
Concept UI M0354091
Preferred term Novidium



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