True Blue

• UNSPSC 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].

• Target Antigen:

  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 Weight:

  417.29

• 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)

• Clinical Information:

  No Development Reported

• CAS Number:

  71431-30-6