intercalating — in ter·ca·late || ɪn tÉœrkÉ™leɪt / tÉœËk v. insert, interpose; add an extra day or month to the calendar … English contemporary dictionary
intercalating agents — Molecules that can be inserted between the stacked bases of a DNA double helix, thereby distorting the DNA and inducing insertion and deletion mutations … Dictionary of microbiology
intercalating agent — A chemical capable of inserting between adjacent base pairs in a double stranded nucleic acid. A prominent example is ethidium bromide … Glossary of Biotechnology
Mutagen — In genetics, a mutagen (Latin, literally origin of change) is a physical or chemical agent that changes the genetic material, usually DNA, of an organism and thus increases the frequency of mutations above the natural background level. As many… … Wikipedia
Leeds School of Medicine — Coordinates: 53°48′04″N 1°33′07″W / 53.801°N 1.552°W / 53.801; 1.552 … Wikipedia
Ethidium bromide — Chembox new ImageFile = EtBr2.jpg ImageSize = IUPACName = 3,8 Diamino 5 ethyl 6 phenylphenanthridinium bromide OtherNames = 2,7 Diamino 10 ethyl 6 phenylphenanthridinium bromide, 2,7 Diamino 10 ethyl 9 phenylphenanthridinium bromide, 3,8 Diamino… … Wikipedia
Doxorubicin — Systematic (IUPAC) name (7S,9S) 7 [(2R,4S,5S,6S) 4 amino 5 hydroxy 6 methyloxan 2 yl]oxy 6,9,11 trihydroxy 9 (2 hydroxyacetyl) 4 methoxy 8,10 dihydro 7H tetracene 5,12 dione Clinical data … Wikipedia
Propidium iodide — (or PI) is an intercalating agent and a fluorescent molecule with a molecular mass of 668.4 Da that can be used to stain DNA. It can be used to differentiate necrotic, apoptotic and normal cells. [cite journal |author=Lecoeur H |title=Nuclear… … Wikipedia
Pax Calendar — The Pax calendar was invented by James A. Colligan in 1930 as a reform of the Gregorian calendar. Unlike other proposals such as the International Fixed Calendar and the World Calendar, it preserves the 7 day week by intercalating a week to a… … Wikipedia
National Front (Colombia) — For other uses, see National Front (disambiguation). National Front (Spanish: Frente Nacional 1958 1974) was a period in the history of Colombia in which the two main political parties; Liberal Party and Conservative Party agreed to let the… … Wikipedia