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6-[Fluorescein-5(6)-carboxamido]hexanoic acid

suitable for fluorescence, ≥90% (HPCE)

Synonym(s):

Fluorescein-5(6)-carboxamidocaproic acid

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C27H23NO8
CAS Number:
265981-56-4
Molecular Weight:
489.47
MDL number:
MFCD29074000
UNSPSC Code:
12352106
PubChem Substance ID:
57650886
NACRES:
NA.32
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Quality Level

200

assay

≥90% (HPCE)

form

solid

solubility

DMF: soluble, DMSO: soluble

fluorescence

λex 491 nm; λem 515 nm in 0.1 M Tris pH 9.0

suitability

suitable for fluorescence

storage temp.

2-8°C

SMILES string

OC(=O)CCCCCNC(=O)c1ccc2c(c1)C(=O)OC23c4ccc(O)cc4Oc5cc(O)ccc35.OC(=O)CCCCCNC(=O)c6ccc7C(=O)OC8(c9ccc(O)cc9Oc%10cc(O)ccc8%10)c7c6

InChI

1S/2C27H23NO8/c29-16-6-9-20-22(13-16)35-23-14-17(30)7-10-21(23)27(20)19-8-5-15(12-18(19)26(34)36-27)25(33)28-11-3-1-2-4-24(31)32;29-16-6-9-19-22(13-16)35-23-14-17(30)7-10-20(23)27(19)21-12-15(5-8-18(21)26(34)36-27)25(33)28-11-3-1-2-4-24(31)32/h2*5-10,12-14,29-30H,1-4,11H2,(H,28,33)(H,31,32)

InChI key

WEJBWDKWIFHWDE-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Application

6-[Fluorescein-5(6)-carboxamido]hexanoic acid is used as a fluorescein-based fluorescent label for proteins that can be analyzed in applications such as quenching experiments.

Packaging

Bottomless glass bottle. Contents are inside inserted fused cone.

pictograms

Exclamation mark
GHS07

signalword

Warning

Hazard Classifications

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

target_organs

Respiratory system

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 3

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Lys-553 of skeletal muscle myosin subfragment 1 (S1) was specifically labeled with the fluorescent probe FHS (6-[fluorescein-5(and 6)-carboxamido]hexanoic acid succinimidyl ester) and fluorescence quenching experiments were carried out to determine the accessibility of this probe at Lys-553 in both the
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