Preferred Label : intercalating agents;
MeSH definition : Agents that are capable of inserting themselves between the successive bases in DNA,
thus kinking, uncoiling or otherwise deforming it and therefore preventing its proper
functioning. They are used in the study of DNA.;
MeSH synonym : compounds, intercalative; ligands, intercalating; intercalating ligands; agents, intercalating; intercalators; intercalative compounds; Intercalative Compound; Compound, Intercalative; Intercalating Agent; Agent, Intercalating; Intercalator; Intercalating Ligand; Ligand, Intercalating;
MeSH annotation : agents capable of inserting themselves ... between the successive bases in DNA; used
in DNA studies; D25-26 qualif;
Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intercalating agent;
Is substance : O;
action pharmacologique : O;
Origin ID : D007364;
UMLS CUI : C0021717;
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- DAPI [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
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UMLS correspondences (same concept)
Agents that are capable of inserting themselves between the successive bases in DNA,
thus kinking, uncoiling or otherwise deforming it and therefore preventing its proper
functioning. They are used in the study of DNA.