Ethidium bromide by Research Lab Fine Chem Industries is a high grade reagent. Also known as Homidium, this compound is a DNA intercalating agent. The reagent is available as a purple-reddish powder which is soluble in water. It has a melting point of 260 to 262 C. While it is stable under general conditions, this reagent is incompatible with strong oxidizing agents. CAS No.: 1239-45-8 Quantity Provided: 1 gm per bottle Molecular formula: C21H20BrN3 Molecular weight: 394.31 Assay: Minimum 95 % For molecular biology Ethidium bromide has a variety of applications in chemical and biological sectors. This compound finds several applications in the synthesis of various organic derivatives. Ethidium bromide is popularly used as a fluorescent tag in molecular biology. It fluoresces with an orange colour when exposed to ultraviolet light. It can be used to detect nucleic acids in molecular biology laboratories. It is often utilized during DNA fragment separation by agarose gel electrophoresis. It can additionally be used to reduce mitochondrial DNA copy number in proliferating cells. This reagent is suitable for the industrial synthesis of products and research applications.