ethidium bromide

chemical compound
ChemicalSubstance type_of_chemical_entity Q408634
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ethidium bromide

Summary

ethidium bromide is a type of chemical entity[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (119 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • ethidium bromide's instance of is recorded as type of chemical entity[3].
  • ethidium bromide's chemical structure is recorded as Ethidium bromide.svg[4].
  • ethidium bromide's CAS Registry Number is recorded as 1239-45-8[5].
  • ethidium bromide's EC number is recorded as 214-984-6[6].
  • ethidium bromide's canonical SMILES is recorded as Br.CCn1c2cc(=N)ccc-2c2ccc(N)cc2c1-c1ccccc1[7].
  • ethidium bromide's InChI is recorded as InChI=1S/C21H19N3.BrH/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;1H[8].
  • ethidium bromide's InChIKey is recorded as ZMMJGEGLRURXTF-UHFFFAOYSA-N[9].
  • ethidium bromide's chemical formula is recorded as C₂₁H₂₀BrN₃[10].
  • ethidium bromide's subclass of is recorded as chemical compound[11].
  • ethidium bromide's has use is recorded as indicators and reagents[12].
  • ethidium bromide's has use is recorded as gel electrophoresis[13].
  • ethidium bromide's has use is recorded as Ethidium homodimer assay[14].
  • ethidium bromide's Commons category is recorded as Ethidium bromide[15].
  • ethidium bromide's MeSH descriptor ID is recorded as D004996[16].
  • ethidium bromide's has part is recorded as nitrogen[17].
  • ethidium bromide's has part is recorded as carbon[18].
  • ethidium bromide's has part is recorded as bromine[19].
  • ethidium bromide's has part is recorded as hydrogen[20].
  • ethidium bromide's ChEMBL ID is recorded as CHEMBL284328[21].
  • ethidium bromide's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01_rqp[22].
  • ethidium bromide's UNII is recorded as 059NUO2Z1L[23].
  • ethidium bromide's RTECS number is recorded as SF7950000[24].
  • ethidium bromide's ChemSpider ID is recorded as 14034[25].
  • ethidium bromide's PubChem CID is recorded as 14710[26].
  • ethidium bromide's PubChem CID is recorded as 53630235[27].

Why It Matters

ethidium bromide ranks in the top 5% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (119 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 32 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . Global Substance Registration System. Retrieved . commonchemistry.cas.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Global Substance Registration System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . ChEBI release 2020-09-01. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Medical Subject Headings. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . ChEMBL. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Global Substance Registration System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Q2311683. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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