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Quin-2 AM is a cell-permeant acetoxymethyl ester of the high affinity fluorescent calcium indicator quin-2 (Item No. 20421). As quin-2 AM enters cells, it is hydrolyzed by intracellular esterases to produce quin-2. Quin-2 binds calcium with a Kd value of 115 nM.1 It displays high selectivity for calcium, as it is not affected by sodium gradients, membrane potential, or intracellular pH.1 High affinity probes like quin-2 are ideal for monitoring low levels of calcium, as are found in resting cells.1,2 Loadings of up to 2 mM quin-2 are without serious toxic effects, so quin-2 may be used to buffer intracellular calcium transients. Excitation and emission maxima for quin-2 are 339 and 492 nm, respectively.
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1. Calcium homeostasis in intact lymphocytes: cytoplasmic free calcium monitored with a new, intracellularly trapped fluorescent indicator. J. Cell. Biol. 947(2), 325-334 (1982).
2. Fluorescent indicators for cytosolic calcium based on rhodamine and fluorescein chromophores. The Journal of Biological Chemisty 264(14), 8171-8178 (1989).