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Ethidium monoazide bromide

CAS: 58880-05-0 F: C21H18BrN5 W: 420.31

Ethidium monoazide bromide is a DNA intercalating fluorescent dye that enters bacteria with damaged membranes. Ethidium
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Bioactivity Ethidium monoazide bromide is a DNA intercalating fluorescent dye that enters bacteria with damaged membranes. Ethidium monoazide bromide can be covalently linked to DNA by photoactivation. Ethidium monoazide bromide stains only dead cells[1].
Name Ethidium monoazide bromide
CAS 58880-05-0
Formula C21H18BrN5
Molar Mass 420.31
Transport Room temperature in continental US; may vary elsewhere.
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Reference [1]. Nogva HK, et al. Ethidium monoazide for DNA-based differentiation of viable and dead bacteria by 5'-nuclease PCR. Biotechniques. 2003 Apr;34(4):804-8, 810, 812-3.