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Fluorescein diacetate

used as cell viability stain

Synonym(s):

3,6-Diacetoxyfluoran, Di-O-acetylfluorescein

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C24H16O7
CAS Number:
596-09-8
Molecular Weight:
416.38
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
62575
EC Number:
209-877-6
MDL number:
MFCD00005062
UNSPSC Code:
12171500
PubChem Substance ID:
24894939
NACRES:
NA.47

Quality Level

200

form

powder

color

white to faint yellow

mp

200-203 °C (lit.)

solubility

acetone: 25 mg/mL

ε (extinction coefficient)

≥86000 at 488-494 nm in 0.1 M NaOH

application(s)

diagnostic assay manufacturing
hematology
histology

storage temp.

room temp

SMILES string

CC(=O)Oc1ccc2c(Oc3cc(OC(C)=O)ccc3C24OC(=O)c5ccccc45)c1

InChI

1S/C24H16O7/c1-13(25)28-15-7-9-19-21(11-15)30-22-12-16(29-14(2)26)8-10-20(22)24(19)18-6-4-3-5-17(18)23(27)31-24/h3-12H,1-2H3

InChI key

CHADEQDQBURGHL-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

Fluorescein diacetate (FDA) is a non-fluorescent molecule, which is hydrolysed to fluorescent fluorescein in live cells. Dead cells cannot accumulate or hydrolyse FDA.

Application

Fluorescein diacetate has been used for the differentiation of live cells from dead cells.

Substrates

Lipase substrate

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flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

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