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Fluorescein 5(6)-isothiocyanate

BioReagent, suitable for fluorescence, mixture of 2 components, ≥90% (HPLC)

Synonym(s):

FITC, Fluorescein isothiocyanate

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About This Item

Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C21H11NO5S
CAS Number:
27072-45-3
Molecular Weight:
389.38
UNSPSC Code:
12171500
NACRES:
NA.32
PubChem Substance ID:
329757273
EC Number:
248-207-7
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1407295
MDL number:
MFCD00005063
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Quality Level

100

product line

BioReagent

assay

≥90% (HPLC)

form

powder

mol wt

389.38 g/mol

color

orange to dark orange, yellow to dark yellow

solubility

acetone: 0.1 g/10 mL, clear to very slightly hazy

fluorescence

λex 492 nm; λem 518 nm in 0.1 M phosphate pH 8.0

suitability

suitable for fluorescence

storage temp.

−20°C

SMILES string

Oc1ccc2c(Oc3cc(O)ccc3C24OC(=O)c5cc(ccc45)N=C=S)c1

InChI

1S/C21H11NO5S/c23-12-2-5-16-18(8-12)26-19-9-13(24)3-6-17(19)21(16)15-4-1-11(22-10-28)7-14(15)20(25)27-21/h1-9,23-24H

InChI key

MHMNJMPURVTYEJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N

General description

Fluorescein 5(6)-isothiocyanate, also known as FITC, is a weakly acidic hydroxyxanthene whose overall size is small, with both carboxylic acid and isothiocyanate substituents on the pendant phenyl ring. The dye has a moderately sized, nonplanar aromatic system. The isothiocyanate group reacts with nucleophilic substituents (e.g. amino, hydroxyl, thiol) of biomolecules to be attached as a fluorescent label. The maximum emission of the dye is at 519nm in the same solvent.

Application

Fluorescein 5(6)-isothiocyanate (FITC) labelled molecules are used in non-microscopic immunoassays and physiological tracing experiments. FITC is widely used in flow cytometry experiments for staining proteins, nuclei, and subnuclear particles. White blood cells (WBCs) are marked with FITC to study their response toward a chemoattractant, eventually being measured.
For fluorescent labeling of proteins (e.g. immunofluorescence); H Protein labeling for gel chromatography

Packaging

Bottomless glass bottle. Contents are inside inserted fused cone.

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Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

ppe

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Faceshields, Gloves

pictograms

Exclamation mark
GHS07

signalword

Warning

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Skin Irrit. 2 - Skin Sens. 1B

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