The toxic effects of etbr may be experienced if swallowed, inhaled, or absorbed through the skin. Well, we finally standardized gelred dye and we want to decontaminate all the working area. Accidental release measures personal precautions wear respiratory protection. Because of its ability to bind to dna, etbr is an inhibitor of dna polymerase. Material safety data sheet ethidium bromide solution sdsmsds. Sdsethidium bromide page 2 of 8 precautionary statements p260 do not breathe dust fume gas mist vapours spray. Safety data sheet northwest missouri state university. P281 use personal protective equipment as required. How to decontaminate the working zone with ethidium bromide hello dear friends. Find msds or sds, a coa, data sheets and more information. Page 1 of 6 material safety data sheet precast agarose gel cassette with ethidium bromide version. Chemical product and company identification section 1.
Glocount ls ethidium bromide liquid solution msds special notice. For agarose gel cassettes with ethidium bromide dye dna. It has been shown to bind to singlestranded dna although not as strongly and triplestranded dna. Ethidium bromide has been used in a number of fluorimetric assays for nucleic acids. Fisher scientific 1 reagent lane fair lawn, nj 07410 for information, call. Ethidium bromide etbr is a mutagen, a suspected carcinogen and teratogen, and at high concentrations is irritating to the eyes, skin, mucous membranes and upper respiratory tract. Ethidium bromide solution bioreagent, for molecular.
The fluorescence of etbr increases 21fold upon binding to doublestranded rna and 25fold on binding doublestranded dna so that destaining the background is not necessary with a low stain concentration 10. Ethidium bromide, 1% solution molecular biology revision date 18jan2018 sensitivity to mechanical impactno information available sensitivity to static dischargeno information available specific hazards arising from the chemical keep product and empty container away from heat and sources of ignition. Ethidium bromide etbr is the most commonly used nucleic acid stain for page or agarose gel electrophoresis. How to decontaminate the working zone with ethidium bromide.
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