propidium

{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-005219",
  "term": "propidium",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "Quaternary ammonium analog of ethidium; an intercalating dye with a specific affinity to certain forms of DNA and, used as diiodide, to separate them in density gradients; also forms fluorescent complexes with cholinesterase which it inhibits.",
  "synonyms": [
    "propidium diiodide",
    "propidium iodide"
  ],
  "subject": "Research, Technology, Methods",
  "see_also": [
    "phenanthridines",
    "DNA",
    "fluorescent dyes",
    "cholinesterase"
  ],
  "references": [
    "Medical Subject Headings 2014",
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "propidio"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/propidium/"
}