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Propidium iodide

≥94.0% (HPLC)

Synonym(s):

3,8-Diamino-5-[3-(diethylmethylammonio)propyl]-6-phenylphenanthridinium diiodide

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C27H34I2N4
CAS Number:
25535-16-4
Molecular Weight:
668.39
Beilstein:
3843838
EC Number:
247-081-0
MDL number:
MFCD00011921
UNSPSC Code:
41106305
PubChem Substance ID:
57654524
NACRES:
NA.77

Quality Level

200

Assay

≥94.0% (HPLC)

form

powder

mp

220-225 °C (dec.) (lit.)

storage temp.

2-8°C

SMILES string

[I-].[I-].CC[N+](C)(CC)CCC[n+]1c(-c2ccccc2)c3cc(N)ccc3c4ccc(N)cc14

InChI

1S/C27H33N4.2HI/c1-4-31(3,5-2)17-9-16-30-26-19-22(29)13-15-24(26)23-14-12-21(28)18-25(23)27(30)20-10-7-6-8-11-20;;/h6-8,10-15,18-19,29H,4-5,9,16-17,28H2,1-3H3;2*1H/q+1;;/p-1

InChI key

XJMOSONTPMZWPB-UHFFFAOYSA-M

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General description

Propidium iodide (PI) is a fluorescent dye thatcan be used for staining nucleic acids. It is impermeable in viable orintact cells. It can penetrate easily into dead, dying, or membrane-compromisedcells. PI has the capacity to bind easily to DNA.

Application

Propidiumiodide has been used: to detect cell cycle by flow cytometry and γH2AXand pH3 analysis,apoptosis assay in hepatic stellate cells (HSCs), in stainingbuffer/solution to stain the cells for cell cycle analysis

Features and Benefits

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Pictograms

Health hazard
GHS08

Signal Word

Warning

Hazard Statements

H341

Hazard Classifications

Muta. 2

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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Haiying Liu et al.
Frontiers in cell and developmental biology, 9, 684857-684857 (2021-10-05)
It has been reported that calpain/caspase-mediated apoptosis induced by endoplasmic reticulum stress (ERS) in hepatic stellate cells (HSCs) by previous studies. At present, the activation of HSC is an important cause of liver fibrosis, and the induction of HSC apoptosis
Aswathy Shailaja et al.
Biofilm, 4, 100090-100090 (2022-11-18)
Filamentous fungi are ubiquitous and frequent components of biofilms. A means to visualize them and quantify their viability is essential for understanding their development and disruption. However, quantifying filamentous fungal biofilms poses challenges because, unlike yeasts and bacteria, they are
Robin Kumar et al.
Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.), 2279, 213-223 (2021-03-09)
Annexin V and propidium iodide staining is widely used for determining the cellular death through apoptosis. In the presence of Ca2+ ions, annexin V has a strong binding affinity for phosphatidylserine, a membrane phospholipid that during apoptosis is translocated from
Wei Lie Mo et al.
BioMed research international, 2020, 4030826-4030826 (2020-02-25)
Circular RNAs are a class of endogenous noncoding RNAs that play an important role in gene regulation. These RNAs are involved in the development and progression of various cancers, but their roles in gastric cancer have not yet been thoroughly
Yaser Atlasi et al.
Scientific reports, 9(1), 11928-11928 (2019-08-17)
Human embryonal carcinoma (EC) cells comprise the pluripotent stem cells of malignant non-seminomatous germ cell tumors (GCTs) and represent the malignant counterpart of embryonic stem cells (ESCs). WNT/β-catenin signaling has been implicated in regulating adult and embryonic stem cells although
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