True Blue

• Description :

  True Blue (NCI 240899) is a fluorescent dye, as neuronal retrograde tracer (excitation wavelength 395-425 nm, barrier filter 450 nm) . True Blue can label neuron and has no effects on neuronal survival[1][2].

• CAS Number :

  [71431-30-6]

• Product Name Alternative :

  NCI 240899

• UNSPSC :

  12171500

• Hazard Statement :

  H302, H315, H319, H335

• Target :

  Fluorescent Dye

• Type :

  Dye Reagents

• Related Pathways :

  Others

• Field of Research :

  Neurological Disease

• Assay Protocol :

  https://www.medchemexpress.com/true-blue.html

• Purity :

  97.0

• Solubility :

  DMSO : 1 mg/mL (ultrasonic; warming)

• Smiles :

  N=C(C1=CC=C(OC(/C=C/C2=CC3=CC(C(N)=N)=CC=C3O2)=C4)C4=C1)N.[H]Cl.[H]Cl

• Molecular Formula :

  C20H18Cl2N4O2

• Molecular Weight :

  417.29

• Precautions :

  H302, H315, H319, H335

• References & Citations :

  [1]M Bentivoglio, et al. Fuorescent retrograde neuronal labeling in rat by means of substances binding specifically to adenine-thymine rich DNA. Neurosci Lett. 1979 May;12 (2-3) :235-40.|[2]W T Garrett, et al. Fluoro-Gold's toxicity makes it inferior to True Blue for long-term studies of dorsal root ganglion neurons and motoneurons. Neurosci Lett. 1991 Jul 8;128 (1) :137-9.

• Shipping Conditions :

  Blue Ice

• Storage Conditions :

  -20°C (Powder, protect from light, stored under nitrogen)

• Scientific Category :

  Dye Reagents

• Clinical Information :

  No Development Reported