Fura-2
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Fura-2 (free acid) | |||||||||||||
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Surname | Fura-2 | ||||||||||||
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Brief description |
light yellow solid |
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Molar mass | 641.5 g mol −1 | ||||||||||||
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firmly |
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solubility |
soluble in water and DMSO |
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As far as possible and customary, SI units are used. Unless otherwise noted, the data given apply to standard conditions . |
Fura-2 is a fluorescent dye that forms chelate complexes with calcium cations (Ca 2+ ) and is used to determine the intracellular calcium concentration. Fura-2 is available as a pentapotassium or pentasodium salt. With the Fura-2AM (Fura-2-Acetoxymethylester) a membrane-permeable derivative is also known.
properties
The calcium complex can be excited with UV light (340 nm to 380 nm) and fluoresces in the visible range. For the photometric determination of the concentration, the emission is observed at approx. 510 nm. The emission rate at this wavelength is directly proportional to the concentration of the (intracellular) calcium ions.
Other fura dyes
In addition to Fura-2, Fura-1 and Fura-3 are also known:
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Alternatives
Aequorin , Furaptra , Calcein and Indo-1 can be used as alternatives .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d data sheet Fura-2 from Sigma-Aldrich , accessed on December 26, 2019 ( PDF ).
- ↑ External identifiers of or database links to Fura-2, pentapotassium salt: CAS number: 113694-64-7, PubChem : 25195388 , ChemSpider : 21865988 , Wikidata : Q27123161 .
- ↑ Data sheet Fura 2 pentapotassium salt, ≥80% from Sigma-Aldrich , accessed on December 26, 2019 ( PDF ).
- ↑ Grynkiewicz, G. et al. (1985): A new generation of Ca 2+ indicators with greatly improved fluorescence properties . In: J Biol Chem . 260 (6); 3440-3450; PMID 3838314 ; PDF (free full text access)