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M1255

Calcein Blue

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Synonym(s):

4-Methylumbelliferone-8-methyliminodiacetic acid

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C15H15NO7
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
321.28
NACRES:
NA.47
PubChem Substance ID:
UNSPSC Code:
12171500
EC Number:
259-129-8
MDL number:
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Product Name

Calcein Blue, fluorescent dye

Quality Level

form

powder

technique(s)

titration: suitable

color

white to light yellow

solubility

1 M NaOH: 50 mg/mL

fluorescence

λex 322 nm; λem 445 nm in methanol

suitability

suitable for indicator for EDTA titration

application(s)

diagnostic assay manufacturing
hematology
histology

storage temp.

room temp

SMILES string

CC1=CC(=O)Oc2c(CN(CC(O)=O)CC(O)=O)c(O)ccc12

InChI

1S/C15H15NO7/c1-8-4-14(22)23-15-9(8)2-3-11(17)10(15)5-16(6-12(18)19)7-13(20)21/h2-4,17H,5-7H2,1H3,(H,18,19)(H,20,21)

InChI key

RJPSHDMGSVVHFA-UHFFFAOYSA-N

General description

Calcein Blue is a cell-permeable dye that stains viable cells. Upon entering the cell, intracellular esterases cleave the acetoxymethyl (AM) ester group, yielding the membrane-impermeable Calcein Blue fluorescent dye. The staining applications of Calcein blue include tumor tissues, mineralized tissues, bone, amino acids, and many more.

Application

Calcein blue has been used fluorescent labeling of the mineralised sections of bone. Calcein blue AM ester hydrolyzed to calcein blue is suitable as a a viability stain, both microscopically, and in fluorescence activated cell sorting systems. It is also used as a merker of living cells like Schwann cells at neuromuscular junctions.

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technique(s)

titration: suitable

technique(s)

titration: suitable

technique(s)

titration: suitable

technique(s)

microbe id | staining: suitable

suitability

suitable for indicator for EDTA titration

suitability

suitable for (Suitable for fluorometric determination of Ca Suitable for EDTA titration of Ca in the presence of Mg)

suitability

-

suitability

suitable for microscopy

fluorescence

λex 322 nm; λem 445 nm in methanol

fluorescence

λex 470 nm; λem 509 nm (pH 7.4)

fluorescence

-

fluorescence

-

color

white to light yellow

color

yellow to brown

color

-

color

-

solubility

1 M NaOH: 50 mg/mL

solubility

NaOH: 50 mg/mL

solubility

-

solubility

water: 0.01 g/10 mL, blue to very deep blue

form

powder

form

powder

form

powder

form

powder or crystals


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Hazard Classifications

Eye Irrit. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2 - STOT SE 3

target_organs

Respiratory system

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 3

ppe

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves



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SKUGTIN
M1255-1G04061826762202
M1255-10G04061833444788

Questions

  1. Is Calcein Blue identical to Calcein Blue AM, and if not, what is the difference? Would it be compatible in a flourescent microscopy assay looking at %viability of THP-1 cells?

    1 answer
    1. product M1255, Calcein Blue to is used to stain cells, but it will stain living or dead cells. For a cell viability stain, one can use Calcein Blue AM. The difference between Calcein Blue and Calcein Blue AM is the methyl-iminodiaceitc acid group that chelates the divalent metal has acetoxymethyl esters on it in Calcein Blue AM. The esters are cleaved inside of viable cells, but remain on the molecule in the absence of active esterases. So, if you use M1255 it will stain all the cell whether alive or dead.

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