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. |
Storage | Please store the product under the recommended conditions in the Certificate of Analysis. |
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. |