Because of its toxicity as a potent mutagen, we offer EB in H₂O as a safer alternative to the more hazardous powdery form, which is more likely for one to be in contact with. EB is an intercalating DNA-binding dye with little sequence preference. Once bound to nucleic acids, the fluorescence of the dye is enhanced by more than 10 times while the excitation maximum is redshifted by 30-40 nm and emission is blue-shifted by ~15 nm. EB is widely used as a nucleic acid gel stain.

l_ex\l_em(DNA) = 518/605 nm

Red solution

Store at 4?C and protect from light

C₂₁H₂₀BrN₃

Mwt: 394.31