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Sigma-Aldrich

D-Luciferin potassium salt

≥98.0% (HPLC)

Synonym(s):

(S)-2-(6-Hydroxy-2-benzothiazolyl)-2-thiazoline-4-carboxylic acid potassium salt, 4,5-Dihydro-2-(6-hydroxy-2-benzothiazolyl)-4-thiazolecarboxylic acid potassium salt, Firefly luciferin potassium salt

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C11H7KN2O3S2
CAS Number:
115144-35-9
Molecular Weight:
318.41
Beilstein:
5416262
MDL number:
MFCD00044928
UNSPSC Code:
12352106
PubChem Substance ID:
329757580
NACRES:
NA.32

Quality Level

100

Assay

≥98.0% (HPLC)

form

powder or crystals

solubility

water: soluble

storage temp.

−20°C

SMILES string

[K+].Oc1ccc2nc(sc2c1)C3=N[C@H](CS3)C([O-])=O

InChI

1S/C11H8N2O3S2.K/c14-5-1-2-6-8(3-5)18-10(12-6)9-13-7(4-17-9)11(15)16;/h1-3,7,14H,4H2,(H,15,16);/q;+1/p-1/t7-;/m1./s1

InChI key

UMBKGTQQGYPQBE-OGFXRTJISA-M

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Application

D-Luciferin may be used as a substrate in luciferase-based (EC 1.13.12.7) bioluminescence imaging and cell-based high-throughput screening applications. ATP can be measured with a reagent made up of D-luciferin and luciferase from firefly.D-Luciferin may be used and studied as a partial agonist for G protein-coupled receptor-35 (GPR35).

Packaging

Bottomless glass bottle. Contents are inside inserted fused cone.

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

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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Yimao Zhang et al.
Molecular imaging, 11(6), 499-506 (2012-10-23)
Bioluminescence imaging (BLI) detects light generated by luciferase-mediated oxidation of substrate and is used widely for evaluating transgene expression in cell-based assays and in vivo in relevant preclinical models. The most commonly used luciferase for in vivo applications is firefly
Ellen Siebring-van Olst et al.
Journal of biomolecular screening, 18(4), 453-461 (2012-11-01)
The firefly luciferase gene is commonly used in cell-based reporter assays. Convenient luciferase assay reagents for use in high-throughput screening (HTS) are commercially available. However, the high cost of these reagents is not within the means of some academic laboratories.
Yuval Erez et al.
The journal of physical chemistry. A, 116(28), 7452-7461 (2012-06-16)
Optical steady-state and time-resolved spectroscopic methods were used to study the photoprotolytic reaction of oxyluciferin, the active bioluminescence chromophore of the firefly's luciferase-catalyzed reaction. We found that like D-luciferin, the substrate of the firefly bioluminescence reaction, oxyluciferin is a photoacid
Xinyi Xu et al.
Frontiers in pharmacology, 11, 575-575 (2020-05-21)
Britanin has been reported to have therapeutic effects on neurodegenerative and inflammation-based diseases. However, whether it is involved in the regulation of triple-negative breast cancer development has not been elucidated. In this study, we investigated the anti-tumor activity against triple-negative
Mayu Yasunaga et al.
BMC biotechnology, 17(1), 54-54 (2017-06-24)
Three-dimensional (3D) spheroids are frequently used in toxicological study because their morphology and function closely resemble those of tissue. As these properties are maintained over a long term, repeated treatment of the spheroids with a test object is possible. Generally
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