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Dihydrorhodamine 123

≥95% purity, powder

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Synonym(s):
DHR 123; Methyl 2-(3,6-diamino-9H-xanthen-9-yl)benzoate; Benzoic acid, 2-(3,6-diamino-9H-xanthen-9-yl)-, methyl ester
Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C21H18N2O3
CAS Number:
109244-58-8
Molecular Weight:
346.38
Beilstein:
5989965
MDL number:
MFCD00285712
UNSPSC Code:
12171500
PubChem Substance ID:
24893337
NACRES:
NA.47

Quality Level

200

Assay

≥95%

form

powder

color

pink

solubility

DMSO: >5 mg/mL

application(s)

diagnostic assay manufacturing
hematology
histology

storage temp.

−20°C

SMILES string

COC(=O)c1ccccc1C2c3ccc(N)cc3Oc4cc(N)ccc24

InChI

1S/C21H18N2O3/c1-25-21(24)15-5-3-2-4-14(15)20-16-8-6-12(22)10-18(16)26-19-11-13(23)7-9-17(19)20/h2-11,20H,22-23H2,1H3

InChI key

FNEZBBILNYNQGC-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

Dihydrorhodamine 123 (DHR123) is an uncharged non-fluorescent dye and a derivative of rhodamine 123 (R123). Dihydrorhodamine 123 (DHR123) is oxidized to fluorescent R123 within cells in the presence of reactive oxygen species and it localizes in mitochondria. It is an analog of 2,7-Dichlorodihydrofluorescein (DCDHF), lipophilic and diffuses through cell membrane.

Application

Dihydrorhodamine 123 (DHR) has been used for the detection of free intracellular radicals or ROS (reactive oxygen species) in head kidney-derived macrophages. It has also been used in DHR assay in red blood cells and in oxidative burst assay in neutrophils.

Biochem/physiol Actions

Dihydrorhodamine 123 detects superoxide ions at the single-cell level and is used for probing neutrophils superoxide generation in a respiratory burst event. It is also used for measuring oxidative stress in macrophages and human spermatozoa.
Dihydrorhodamine 123 is used for the detection of ROS (reactive oxygen species). Presence of ROS oxidizes dihydrorhodamine 123 to the fluorescent derivative rhodamine 123. The reaction happens in the presence of a peroxidase or a similar catalyst.

Substrates

Peroxidase substrate

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Characterization of the calcium-mediated response to alkaline stress in Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
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Dichlorodihydrofluorescein and dihydrorhodamine 123 are sensitive indicators of peroxynitrite in vitro: implications for intracellular measurement of reactive nitrogen and oxygen species
Crow JP
Nitric Oxide, 1(2), 145-157 (1997)
Dihydrorhodamine 123: a fluorescent probe for superoxide generation?
HENDERSON LM and CHAPPELL JB
European Journal of Biochemistry, 217(3), 973-980 (1993)
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