Texas Red (solution)

• Description:

  Texas Red (Sulforhodamine 101) (solution) is an amphoteric rhodamine red fluorescent dye (excitation/emission: 586/605 nm) . Texas Red is used extensively for investigating neuronal morphology and acts as acell type-selective fluorescent marker of astrocytes bothin vivoand in slice preparations[1].Solvent and concentration: DMSO: 10 mM

• Target:

  Fluorescent Dye

• Related Pathways:

  Others

• Field of Research:

  Neurological Disease

• Smiles:

  O=S(C1=CC=C(C(C2=CC3=C4N(CCC3)CCCC4=C2[O+]=C56)=C5C=C7CCCN8CCCC6=C87)C(S(=O)([O-])=O)=C1)(O)=O

• Molecular Formula:

  C31H30N2O7S2

• Molecular Weight:

  606.71

• References & Citations:

  [1]Axel Nimmerjahn, et al. Sulforhodamine 101 as a specific marker of astroglia in the neocortex in vivo. Nat Methods. 2004 Oct;1 (1) :31-7.|[2]J Kang, et al. Sulforhodamine 101 induces long-term potentiation of intrinsic excitability and synaptic efficacy in hippocampal CA1 pyramidal neurons. Neuroscience. 2010 Sep 15;169 (4) :1601-9.|[3]Wang T, et al. Malfunction of astrocyte and cholinergic input is involved in postoperative impairment of hippocampal synaptic plasticity and cognitive function. Neuropharmacology. 2022 Oct 1;217:109191.

• Shipping Conditions:

  Room temperature

• Scientific Category:

  Dye Reagents

• Clinical Information:

  No Development Reported

• CAS Number:

  [60311-02-6]