Application
Used to detect DNA in solution.
Ethidium homodimer I solution has been used to check membrane integrity in sperms.
Stains ssDNA, dsDNA, RNA, oligonucleotides, and triplex DNA structures.
Biochem/physiol Actions
Ethidium homodimer is a red fluorescent dye. It cannot cross an intact plasma membrane, but can easily pass through a damaged plasma membrane. Ethidium homodimer is used to check membrane integrity.
One molecule of EthD-1 will non-selectively bind four base pairs in dsDNA.
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