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Propidium iodide solution

Name: Propidium iodide solution
Brand: SIAL

≥94% purity, solution (1.0 mg/ml in water)

Synonym(s):

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

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About This Item

Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):

C₂₇H₃₄I₂N₄

CAS Number:

25535-16-4

Molecular Weight:

668.39

NACRES:

NA.47

PubChem Substance ID:

24898563

UNSPSC Code:

12171500

MDL number:

MFCD00011921

Beilstein/REAXYS Number:

3843838

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Properties

Product Name

Propidium iodide solution,

assay

≥94%

Quality Segment

200

form

liquid

technique(s)

titration: suitable

color

faint orange to very dark orange, and Faint Red to Very Dark Red and Faint Purple to Very Dark Purple and Orange-Red and Red-Orange

solubility

water: 1 mg/mL

ε_max

5400-6400 at 491-495 nm in phosphate buffer

application(s)

diagnostic assay manufacturing
hematology
histology

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

Description

General description

Propidium iodide solution is used to assess neuronal death.

Application

Propidium iodide solution has been used:

in staining DNA
in the viability staining method to study islet viability
to visualize F-actins and nuclei in mesenchymal stem cell sheets

Membrane impermeant, phenanthridinium intercalator dye excited by mercury or xenon-arc lamps or argon-ion laser. Suitable for use in fluorescence microscopy, confocal laser scanning microscopy, flow cytometry, and fluorometry. Used as a nuclear counterstain.

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Storage Class

12 - Non Combustible Liquids

wgk

WGK 1

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

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