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Ethidium vs Propidium - What's the difference?

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Ethidium is a related term of propidium.


In organic compound|lang=en terms the difference between ethidium and propidium

is that ethidium is (organic compound) the cationic form of a polycyclic aromatic base, name 3,8-diamino-5-ethyl-6-phenylphenanthridinium , whose bromide is used as a stain for nucleic acids while propidium is (organic compound) a divalent organic cation having the chemical formula c27h34n42+.

As nouns the difference between ethidium and propidium

is that ethidium is (organic compound) the cationic form of a polycyclic aromatic base, name 3,8-diamino-5-ethyl-6-phenylphenanthridinium , whose bromide is used as a stain for nucleic acids while propidium is (organic compound) a divalent organic cation having the chemical formula c27h34n42+.

ethidium

English

Noun

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  • (organic compound) The cationic form of a polycyclic aromatic base, name 3,8-Diamino-5-ethyl-6-phenylphenanthridinium , whose bromide is used as a stain for nucleic acids

    • Derived terms

    * ethidium bromide

    propidium

    English

    Noun

  • (organic compound) A divalent organic cation having the chemical formula C27H34N42+

    • Derived terms

    *propidium iodide

    Related terms

    *ethidium *butidium

    See also

    * Propidium in the CHEBI chemical database