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Schematic presentation of the intercalative binding mode by the neighbour exclusion principle and important structural features of ethidium bromide: A) amino substituents responsible for fluorescence increase upon DNA intercalation; B) phenyl substituent for steric control and also impact on fluorimetric properties; C) permanent positive charge for aqueous solubility and electrostatic attraction to the DNA or RNA phosphate backbone.
