A membrane-impermeant fluorescent dye
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Calcein Orange™ (sodium salt)

Item No. 20640

Technical Information
Formula Weight
939.1
Purity
≥90%
Emission
550 nm
Excitation
525 nm
A solid
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Storage
-20°C
Shipping
Wet ice in continental US; may vary elsewhere
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    Product Description

    Calcein Orange™ is a membrane-impermeant fluorescent dye. It is an orange-emitting variant of the green fluorophore Calcein (Item No. 16221), which has been entrapped in liposomes and similar vesicles for studying membrane characteristics.1,2 Calcein Orange™ displays excitation/emission maxima of 525/550 nm, respectively.

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    Product Description References

    1. Sine, J., Urban, C., Thayer, D., et alPhoto activation of HPPH encapsulated in "Pocket" liposomes triggers multiple drug release and tumor cell killing in mouse breast cancer xenografts. Int. J. Nanomedicine 10, 125-145 (2014).

    2. Sudji, I.R., Subburaj, Y., Frenkel, N., et alMembrane disintegration caused by the steroid saponin digitonin is related to the presence of cholesterol. Molecules 20(11), 20146-20160 (2015).