Carboxyfluorescein

Chembox new
Name = Carboxyfluorescein
ImageFile = 6FAM.jpg
ImageName = 2',7'-bis(2-Carboxyethyl)-5(6)-carboxyfluorescein
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Section1 = Chembox Identifiers
CASNo = 85138-49-4
Section2 = Chembox Properties
Formula = C₂₇H₂₀O₁₁
MolarMass = 376.3 g/mol

Carboxyfluorescein is a fluorescent dye with an excitation and emission of 492/517 nm, respectively. It is commonly used as a tracer agent. The dye is membrane-impermeant and can be loaded into cells by microinjection or scrape loading.cite web
last = Molecular Imaging Products Company
first =
authorlink =
date = 2005-08-26
url = http://store.mipcompany.com/510.html
title = 5-(and-6)-Carboxyfluorescein (5-(and-6)- FAM,mixed isomer) 100mg
work =
publisher =
accessdate = 2006-08-26] It can be incorporated into liposomes, and allow for the tracking of liposomes as they pass through the body. In addition, Carboxyfluorescein has been used to track division of cells.cite web
last = Parish
first = Christopher
authorlink =
date = 1999-12
url = http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/doi/abs/10.1046/j.1440-1711.1999.00877.x
title = Fluorescent dyes for lymphocyte migration and proliferation studies
work = Immunology and Cell Biology
publisher = Blackwell Synergy
accessdate = 2006-08-26]

ee also

*Fluorescein

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