Intercalating Agents
Synonyms
Agents, Intercalating
Compounds, Intercalative
Intercalating Ligands
Intercalative Compounds
Intercalators
Ligands, Intercalating
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.