Ethidiumbromide is an aromatic cationic dye. Ethidiumbromide is commonly used for fluorometric detection of double stranded nucleic acids. Ethidiumbromide also acts as an RNA polymerase inhibitor, and in separation of high molecular weight DNA’s.
M | 394.32 |
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D | 1.0 |
Appearance | Dark red liquid |
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A480 nm (1%) | 140-160AU |
Assay | 0.95-1.05%w/v |
Purity (T, Dry) | 98-102%w/w |
DNase activity | Not detected |
RNase activity | Not detected |
Protease activity | Not detected |