Dextrans & Other Fluid Phase Tracers

This dye can be used as a low pH indicator similar to 51015, and is also useful as a general green fluorescent label.

5-(and-6)-carboxy-2′,7′-dichlorofluorescein is similar to carboxyfluorescein (51013), but has lower pK_a. It is useful for detecting pH in more acidic environment.

5-(and-6)-Carboxy-2′,7′-dichlorofluorescein diacetate is membrane-permeant and thus can be loaded into cells via incubation. The diacetate is readily hydrolyzed to 5-(and-6)-carboxy-2′,7′-dichlorofluorescein (51015) by intracellular esterases.

5-(and-6)-FAM (full name: 5-(and-6)-Carboxyfluorescein mixed isomer) has a pKa of 6.5 and can be used as a pH indicator.

A biotinylated cyclic nucleotide that is an important second messenger in many biological processes and has been used as a tracer in immunoassays.

A biotin-conjugated cAMP analog that can be used to probe cAMP receptors.

Calcein AM is a widely used green fluorescent cell marker. Calcein AM is membrane-permeant and thus can be introduced into cells via incubation.

Fluorescent CF® dye hydrazides are bright, extremely water-soluble, nontoxic molecules, useful as aldehyde-fixable cell tracers. They can also be used to label aldehyde or ketone groups of polysaccharides, carbohydrates or glycoproteins.

CF® Dye biocytin is a cell-impermeant, fixable polar tracer that is a conjugate of CF® Dye and biotin with an aldehyde-fixable primary amine. Polar tracers are commonly used to investigate cell-cell and cell-liposome fusion as well as membrane permeability and transport through gap junctions or cell uptake during pinocytosis.

CF®DI dye hydrazides react with carbonyl moieties of aldehyde or ketone groups. They are size- and charge-matched for detection of protein carbonylation by fluorescence two-dimensional differential gel electrophoresis (2D-DIGE).

CF® Dye labeled dextrans could be used as a fluorescent fluid-phase markers to study cell permeability, endocytosis, or mechanisms of biomolecular delivery. The dextran is 10,000 MW, and contains a formaldehyde-fixable free-amine group.

Bright and photostable fluorescent BSA conjugates for applications in which well-defined molecular weight fluid phase tracers are needed. These applications include studying the rate of endocytosis and exocytosis and following vesicle trafficking.

CF® Dye labeled dextrans could be used as a fluorescent fluid-phase markers to study cell permeability, endocytosis, or mechanisms of biomolecular delivery. The dextran is 3,500 MW, and contains a formaldehyde-fixable free-amine group.