| Chemical Properties | Back Directory | [solubility ]
Soluble in water, N,N-dimethylformamide,
dimethyl sulfoxide, methanol | [form ]
Solid | [color ]
Red solid | [λmax]
518 nm (H2O/DNA); 482 nm (H2O) | [Biological Applications]
Detecting nucleic
acids, bacteria, microorganisms; molds,
nucleic acid binding proteins, yeast; analyzing
polynucleotides; nucleic acids amplification;
measuring membrane/transmembrane potentia |
| Hazard Information | Back Directory | [Uses]
Hexidium iodide, a fluorescent nucleic binding acid stain (excitation/emission ~ 518/600 nm), permeants to mammalian cells and selectively stains almost all gram-positive bacteria. Hexidium iodide can bind to the DNA of all bacteria after permeabilization by EDTA[1][2]. | [References]
[1] Shanmugam BK, et al. Biodegradation of tannery dye effluent using Fenton's reagent and bacterial consortium: A biocalorimetric investigation. J Environ Manage. 2019;242:106-113. DOI:10.1016/j.jenvman.2019.04.075
[2] Holm C, et al. A flow-cytometric gram-staining technique for milk-associated bacteria. Appl Environ Microbiol. 2003;69(5):2857-2863. DOI:10.1128/AEM.69.5.2857-2863.2003 |
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