HOMIDIUM BROMIDE
\həmˈɪdi͡əm bɹˈɒma͡ɪd], \həmˈɪdiəm bɹˈɒmaɪd], \h_ə_m_ˈɪ_d_iə_m b_ɹ_ˈɒ_m_aɪ_d]\
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A trypanocidal agent and possible antiviral agent that is widely used in experimental cell biology and biochemistry. Ethidium has several experimentally useful properties including binding to nucleic acids, noncompetitive inhibition of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors, and fluorescence among others. It is most commonly used as the bromide.
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Dopamine Acetyltransferase
- An enzyme that catalyzes the of groups from acetyl-CoA to arylamines. They have wide specificity for aromatic amines, particularly serotonin, and can also catalyze acetyl transfer between arylamines without CoA. EC 2.3.1.5.