NALT

Preferred term

propidium

Chemical

Quaternary ammonium analog of ethidium; an intercalating dye with a specific affinity to certain forms of DNA and, used as diiodide, to separate them in density gradients; also forms fluorescent complexes with cholinesterase which it inhibits.

phenanthridines

propidium diiodide
propidium iodide

Field 001 in MARC Authority Format

72040

Spanish

propidio

URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/213361

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Created 4/2/14, last modified 11/17/14