Propidium

The most common use of propidium is because it is a membrane impermeable DNA intercalator. Has red fluorescence at 488 nm. Has the following spectral properties: extinction coefficient: 5,900 M -1 cm -1 (493 nm); 55,700 M -1 cm -1 (287 nm) 13,800 M -1 cm -1 (252.5 nm); excitation maximum: 536 nm; emission maximum: 617 nm

General

Type : Phenanthridinium, Fluorescent Probe

Chemical_Nomenclature : 3,8-diamino-5[3-(diethylmethylammonio)propyl]-6-phenylphenanthridinium diiodide

Canonical SMILES : CC[N+](C)(CC)CCC[N+]1=C2C=C(C=CC2=C3C=CC(=CC3=C1C4=CC=CC=C4)N)N

InChI : InChI=1S\/C27H33N4\/c1-4-31(3,5-2)17-9-16-30-26-19-22(29)13-15-24(26)23-14-12-21(28)18-25(23)27(30)20-10-7-6-8-11-20\/h6-8,10-15,18-19,29H,4-5,9,16-17,28H2,1-3H3\/q+1\/p+1

InChIKey : ZDWVWKDAWBGPDN-UHFFFAOYSA-O

Other name(s) : 36015-30-2, UNII-74NX23J96Y, CHEBI:51246, 74NX23J96Y, CHEMBL345124, SCHEMBL55279, ZINC622264, PRM


MW : 668.4

Formula : C27H34N4I2

CAS_number : 25535-16-4

PubChem : 4939

UniChem : ZDWVWKDAWBGPDN-UHFFFAOYSA-O

Wikipedia : Propidium_iodide

Target

Families : Propidium ligand of proteins in family
ACHE BCHE

Protein :
human-BCHE mouse-ACHE

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Gene_locus related to this paper: human-BCHE

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Gene_locus related to this paper: bunfa-ACHE

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Title : Differential effects of peripheral site ligands on Torpedo and chicken acetylcholinesterase - Eichler_1994_Mol.Pharmacol_45_335
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PubMedID: 8114681

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PubMedID: 1396557

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PubMedID: 1125207