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CHEBI:42478 - ethidium
| Formula | C21H20N3 |
| Net Charge | +1 |
| Average Mass | 314.412 |
| Monoisotopic Mass | 314.16517 |
| SMILES | CC[n+]1c(-c2ccccc2)c2cc(N)ccc2c2ccc(N)cc21 |
| InChI | InChI=1S/C21H19N3/c1-2-24-20-13-16(23)9-11-18(20)17-10-8-15(22)12-19(17)21(24)14-6-4-3-5-7-14/h3-13,23H,2,22H2,1H3/p+1 |
| InChIKey | QTANTQQOYSUMLC-UHFFFAOYSA-O |
| Roles Classification |
|---|
| Biological Role: | intercalator A role played by a chemical agent which exhibits the capability of occupying space between DNA base pairs due to particular properties in size, shape and charge. Intercalation of chemical compounds in DNA helix can result in replication errors (shift, mutation) or DNA damages. |
| Application: | fluorochrome A fluorescent dye used to stain biological specimens. |
| ChEBI Ontology |
|---|
| Outgoing Relation(s) |
| ethidium (CHEBI:42478) has parent hydride phenanthridine (CHEBI:36421) |
| ethidium (CHEBI:42478) has role fluorochrome (CHEBI:51217) |
| ethidium (CHEBI:42478) has role intercalator (CHEBI:24853) |
| ethidium (CHEBI:42478) is a phenanthridines (CHEBI:51245) |
| Incoming Relation(s) |
| ethidium homodimer (CHEBI:52055) has functional parent ethidium (CHEBI:42478) |
| ethidium homodimer tetracation (CHEBI:52843) has functional parent ethidium (CHEBI:42478) |
| ethidium bromide (CHEBI:4883) has part ethidium (CHEBI:42478) |
| IUPAC Name |
|---|
| 3,8-diamino-5-ethyl-6-phenylphenanthridinium |
| Synonyms | Source |
|---|---|
| ETHIDIUM | PDBeChem |
| ethidium cation | ChemIDplus |
| homidium | ChemIDplus |