A trypanocidal agent and possible antiviral agent that is widely used in experimental cell biology and biochemistry. Ethidium has several experimentally useful properties including binding to nucleic acids, noncompetitive inhibition of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors, and fluorescence among others. It is most commonly used as the bromide.
Ethidium Bromide has been studied across 11 research domains including ⚡ Energy & Fatigue, 🧠 Focus & Attention, 🔬 Oncology, 😴 Sleep, 🫁 Liver & Detox. The primary research focus is ⚡ Energy & Fatigue with 19% of studies addressing this area.
The following compounds share molecular targets with Ethidium Bromide, based on binding affinity data from BindingDB and ChEMBL. Sorted by shared target overlap.
This evidence profile for Ethidium Bromide is generated deterministically from 300 PubMed-indexed studies. All data is corpus-verified with Merkle proofs. BiohacksAI does not provide medical advice. Always consult a healthcare professional before starting any supplement regimen.
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