Propidium
"Propidium" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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.
| Descriptor ID |
D011419
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D03.494.633.700
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| Concept/Terms |
Propidium Iodide- Propidium Iodide
- Iodide, Propidium
- Propidium Diiodide
- Diiodide, Propidium
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