| 中文名称 | EB染液 |
| 英文名称 | Ethidium Bromide Solution |
| CAS号 | 1239-45-8 |
| 分子式 | C21H20BrN3 |
| 分子量 | 394.32 |
| EINECS号 | 214-984-6 |
| 熔点 | 260-262 °C (dec.)(lit.) |
| 密度 | 1.3739 (rough estimate) |
| 折射率 | 1.6700 (estimate) |
| 闪点 | >100°C |
| 溶解度 | H2O:10 mg/mL,不透明,深红色 |
| 形态 | 粉末 |
| 颜色 | 红色至深紫色 |
| 气味 (Odor) | 无味固体 |
| 水溶解性 | 40 g/L (25 ºC) |
| 最大波长(λmax) | 518 nm, 210 nm, 285 nm, 316 nm,343 nm, 480 nm, 525 nm |
| 默克索引编号 | 14,4731 |
| BRN | 3642536 |
| 稳定性 | 稳定的。与强氧化剂不相容。 |
| 生物领域应用 | Nucleic acid hybridization; detecting nucleic acids,cells,cancer cells,human cytomegalovirus,hydrogenase A (hydA) of Clostridia,influenza A virus,oligonucleotides,viable Plesiomonas shigelloides; apoptosis assay; nucleic acid quantification |
| 主要应用 | Electroluminescent displays;photoresists |
| 危险品标志 | T,T+ |
| 危险类别码 | 23-68-36/37/38-26-21/22-22 |
| 安全说明 | 36/37-45-36/37/39-28A-26-22-28-63 |
| 危险品运输编号 | UN 2811 6.1/PG 1 |
| WGK Germany | 3 |
| RTECS号 | SF7950000 |
| 海关编码 | 29339990 |
| 危险等级 | 6.1 |
| 包装类别 | I |
| 毒害物质数据 | 1239-45-8(Hazardous Substances Data) |
| 毒性 | Intercalating dye widely used to stainDNA in gels and gradients. The DNA can be visualized readilyby irradiation with ultraviolet light, as little as 0.5 μg of DNAbeing detectable by such methods. Ethidium bromide is alsoadded to cesium chloride density gradients, since as an intercalatingmolecule it binds more readily to linear DNA than toclosed collinear circles of DNA (such as plasmids). Binding ofethidium bromide reduces the density of DNA, thus covalentcircles of DNA have higher densities at saturating concentrationsof ethidium bromide, permitting the separation of plasmidDNA. Ethidium bromide is a putative carcinogen. |
Guidelines (Following is our recommended protocol. This protocol only provides a guideline, and should be modified according to your specific needs).
The preparation of agarose gel:
1. Agarose gels are commonly used in concentrations of 0.5% to 2.5% depending on the size of bands needed to be separated.
2. Mix the agarose powder with 1X TAE/TBE.
3. Microwave for 1-3 min until the agarose is completely dissolved (
Caution
: not overboil).
4. Make the solution cool down before solidification.
5. Add ethidium bromide (EtBr) to a final concentration of approximately 0.2-0.5 μg/mL (Stocks are generally 10 mg/ml, and require 5 µL stock/100 mL gel).
6. Ethidium bromide binds to the DNA and you could visualize the DNA under ultraviolet (UV) light.
CAUTION: EtBr is a known mutagen. Please pay attention to strengthening protection.
Ethidium bromide (EtBr) is the most commonly used nucleic acid stain for PAGE or agarose gel electrophoresis. The fluorescence of EtBr increases 21-fold upon binding to double-stranded RNA and 25-fold on binding double-stranded DNA so that destaining the background is not necessary with a low stain concentration. Ethidium bromide has been used in a number of fluorimetric assays for nuc leic acids. It has been shown to bind to single-stranded DNA (although not as strongly) and triple-stranded DNA. Because of its ability to bind to DNA, EtBr is an inhibitor of DNA polymerase. Antiprot ozoal (Trypanosoma).