DiR

• UNSPSC Description:

  DiR is a long-chain carbocyanine dye. Carbocyanine dyes are widely used as Di to label cells, organelles, liposomes, viruses and lipoproteins[2].

• Target Antigen:

  Fluorescent Dye

• Type:

  Dye Reagents

• Related Pathways:

  Others

• Field of Research:

  Cancer

• Assay Protocol:

  https://www.medchemexpress.com/dir.html

• Purity:

  99.89

• Solubility:

  DMSO : 10 mg/mL (ultrasonic;warming;heat to 60°C)|Ethanol : 20 mg/mL (ultrasonic;warming;heat to 60°C)

• Smiles:

  CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC[N+]1=C(/C=C/C=C/C=C/C=C2N(CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC)C3=C(C=CC=C3)C/2(C)C)C(C)(C)C4=C1C=CC=C4.[I-]

• Molecular Weight:

  1013.39

• References & Citations:

  [1]Gan WB, et al. Multicolor "DiOlistic" labeling of the nervous system using lipophilic dye combinations. Neuron. 2000 Aug;27(2):219-25.|[2]Swift MJ, et al. Applied electric fields accelerate the diffusion rate and increase the diffusion distance of DiI in fixed tissue. J Neurosci Methods. 2005 Jan 30;141(1):155-63.

• Shipping Conditions:

  Room Temperature

• Storage Conditions:

  4°C (Powder, sealed storage, away from moisture and light)

• Clinical Information:

  No Development Reported

• CAS Number:

  100068-60-8