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Fura-2 AM is a membrane permeable, UV light-excitable form of Fura-2 (Item Nos. 19531 | 20414).1 It crosses cell membranes and is converted to Fura-2 via cellular esterases.2 Fura-2 is a ratiometric fluorescent calcium indicator that can be used to detect calcium in cells.3 It is a pentacarboxylate that displays excitation maxima of 340 and 380 nm at high and low calcium concentrations, respectively, when the emission is fixed at 510 nm, enabling determination of ratiometric measurements of calcium influx in live cells.
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1. Handbook of biological dyes and stains: Synthesis and industrial applications. (2010).
2. A new generation of Ca2+ indicators with greatly improved fluorescence properties. The Journal of Biological Chemisty 260(6), 3440-3450 (1985).
3. The use of fura 2 for measurement of free calcium concentration. Biochem. Mol. Biol. Ed. 23(2), 97-98 (1995).