ethidium bromide
Intercalating fluorescent dye
Ethidium bromide is a fluorescent dye used in molecular biology to visualize DNA and RNA.
When exposed to ultraviolet light, the compound glows bright orange after binding to nucleic acids, making it standard equipment for viewing gel electrophoresis results.
It's a suspected mutagen and carcinogen, handled with caution in laboratories: Make sure you're wearing gloves—that gel has ethidium bromide in it.
Causing permanent DNA changes
- carcinogenicCauses cancer
- toxicityCapacity to cause harm
- teratogenicCausing fetal malformations
- mutagenAgent causing genetic change
decontamination · gloves · lab safety · biohazard · waste management · exposure risk · PPE · spill cleanup
Study of cellular machinery
- PCRDNA amplification technique
- pipetteGraduated liquid transfer tube
- centrifugeSpinning density-separation device
- buffer solutionLiquid resisting pH change
Color that emits light
- spectroscopyStudy of light-matter interaction
- photoluminescenceLight emission after absorption
- emission spectrumLight pattern from excited atoms
- chromophoreMolecule's tint-causing portion
Biopolymers carrying genetic code
- base pairsBonded DNA building blocks
- plasmidsCircular extrachromosomal DNA elements
- Southern blotDNA transfer and detection method
- migration patternRegular animal travel route
mutagenic
Causing permanent DNA changes
- carcinogenicCauses cancer
- toxicityCapacity to cause harm
- teratogenicCausing fetal malformations
mutagen · decontamination · gloves · lab safety · biohazard · waste management · exposure risk · PPE · spill cleanup · hazardous waste
molecular biology
Study of cellular machinery
- PCRDNA amplification technique
- pipetteGraduated liquid transfer tube
- centrifugeSpinning density-separation device
fluorescent dye
Color that emits light
- spectroscopyStudy of light-matter interaction
- photoluminescenceLight emission after absorption
- emission spectrumLight pattern from excited atoms
nucleic acids
Biopolymers carrying genetic code
- base pairsBonded DNA building blocks
- plasmidsCircular extrachromosomal DNA elements
- Southern blotDNA transfer and detection method
- lab suppliesbeakers, beaker, test tubes, test tube, pipettes
- Bromine Compoundstribromide, bromate, bromothymol blue
- DNA binderschloroquine
- DNA StainsGiemsa stain
- electrophoresiselectrophoresis, PAGE, acrylamide, ladder, wells
- lab reagentsreagent, buffer, buffers, formalin, pyridine