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Calcein-AM

suitable for fluorescence, BioReagent, ≥95.0% (HPLC)

Synonym(s):

Calcein acetoxymethyl ester, Calcein O,O′-diacetate tetrakis(acetoxymethyl) ester

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C46H46N2O23
CAS Number:
148504-34-1
Molecular Weight:
994.86
MDL number:
MFCD05861516
UNSPSC Code:
12171500
PubChem Substance ID:
57647670
NACRES:
NA.32

product line

BioReagent

Quality Level

100

Assay

≥95.0% (HPLC)

fluorescence

λex 496 nm; λem 516 nm in 0.1 M Tris pH 8.0, esterase; Ca2+

suitability

suitable for fluorescence

storage temp.

−20°C

SMILES string

CC(=O)OCOC(=O)CN(CC(=O)OCOC(C)=O)Cc1c(OC(C)=O)ccc2c1Oc3c(CN(CC(=O)OCOC(C)=O)CC(=O)OCOC(C)=O)c(OC(C)=O)ccc3C24OC(=O)c5ccccc45

InChI

1S/C46H46N2O23/c1-25(49)60-21-64-39(55)17-47(18-40(56)65-22-61-26(2)50)15-32-37(68-29(5)53)13-11-35-43(32)70-44-33(16-48(19-41(57)66-23-62-27(3)51)20-42(58)67-24-63-28(4)52)38(69-30(6)54)14-12-36(44)46(35)34-10-8-7-9-31(34)45(59)71-46/h7-14H,15-24H2,1-6H3

InChI key

XKFSBWQWNMZWFA-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

Liposomes contain a self-quenching fluorescent dye called calcein. It is a fluorescent dye with excitation and emission wavelengths of 495/515 nm, respectively. It self-quenches at concentrations above 70mM and is commonly used as an indicator of lipid vesicle leakage. The leakage rate is calculated on the basis of the fluorescence increment as the entrapped calcein is leaked out of the liposomal compartment. It is used as a complexometric indicator for titration of calcium ions with EDTA, and for fluorometric determination of calcium.

Application

Calcein-AM has been used in flow cytometry.
Non-fluorescent cell permeable derivative of calcein, becomes fluorescent on hydrolysis. Used as a neutral substrate for multidrug resistance protein, MRP; employed in tumor research.

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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    Product No. 17783 can be a film, oil, paste or solid.

  7. What are the spectral properties of Calcein-AM, Product 17783?

    The emission maximum for Calcein-AM is 516 nm, with excitation at 496 nm in 0.1M Tris pH 8.0 (following hydrolysis by esterase enzyme, bound to Ca(2+)).

  8. How is Calcein-AM, Product 17783, typically used?

    Calcein-AM is a cell-permeant and non-fluorescent compound that is widely used for determining cell viability. In live cells the non-fluorescent calcein-AM is hydrolyzed by intracellular esterases into the strongly green fluorescent anion calcein. The fluorescent calcein is well-retained in the cytoplasm in live cells.

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Y S Tsao et al.
Biochemistry, 24(5), 1092-1098 (1985-02-26)
Sendai virus induced liposome leakage has been studied by using liposomes containing a self-quenching fluorescent dye, calcein. The liposomes used in this study were prepared by a freeze and thaw method and were composed of phosphatidylcholine, phosphatidylserine, and phosphatidylethanolamine (1:2.60:1.48
T M Allen et al.
Biochimica et biophysica acta, 597(2), 418-426 (1980-04-10)
Efflux of contents from small unilamellar vesicles of various compositions, conaining a highly quenched fluorescent compound (calcein, 175 mM) was determined as a function of temperature in the presence and absence of human serum. Efflux of calcein from the liposomes
Xiao-Cong Huang et al.
Biochemical pharmacology, 85(9), 1257-1268 (2013-02-19)
High intrinsic or acquired expression of membrane spanning, adenosine triphosphate binding cassette (ABC) transporter proteins, such as P-glycoprotein (P-gp), in cancers represents a major impediment to chemotherapy, with accelerated drug efflux leading to multi-drug resistance (MDR). Although ABC transporter inhibitors
Bao-Ling Du et al.
Journal of biomedical materials research. Part A, 103(4), 1533-1545 (2014-07-22)
Biological materials combined with genetically-modified neural stem cells (NSCs) are candidate therapy targeting spinal cord injury (SCI). Based on our previous studies, here we performed gelatin sponge (GS) scaffold seeded with neurotrophin-3 (NT-3) and its receptor TrkC gene modifying NSCs
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Tissue engineering. Part A, 21(9-10), 1495-1506 (2015-01-30)
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