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Rhodamine B isothiocyanate

mixed isomers

Synonym(s):

RBITC

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C29H30ClN3O3S
CAS Number:
36877-69-7
Molecular Weight:
536.08
NACRES:
NA.47
PubChem Substance ID:
329753185
UNSPSC Code:
12171500
EC Number:
253-248-9
MDL number:
MFCD00136007
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Quality Segment

200

form

powder

technique(s)

titration: suitable

color

purple to violet, red to red-brown

solubility

methanol: 10 mg/mL

λmax

555 nm

application(s)

diagnostic assay manufacturing
hematology
histology

storage temp.

room temp

SMILES string

[Cl-].CCN(CC)c1ccc2c(OC3=CC(\C=CC3=C2c4ccc(cc4C(O)=O)N=C=S)=[N+](\CC)CC)c1

InChI

1S/C29H29N3O3S.ClH/c1-5-31(6-2)20-10-13-23-26(16-20)35-27-17-21(32(7-3)8-4)11-14-24(27)28(23)22-12-9-19(30-18-36)15-25(22)29(33)34;/h9-17H,5-8H2,1-4H3;1H

InChI key

YVSWPCCVTYEEHG-UHFFFAOYSA-N

General description

Rhodamine B isothiocyanate (RBITC) is a fluorescent dye. It acts as an anterograde and retrograde marker of retinal neurons in the adult rat. (current GD)It is also known as RBITC, RhIc, RITC, and TRITC.

Application

Rhodamine B isothiocyanate has been used as a fluorescent probe to label the pathogenic bacterium Staphylococcus aureus and is also used to label type I collagen (C1). Other applications include -
  • labeling immunoglobulins
  • as a fluorescent probe of living cells
  • RBITC-Iabeled molecules like dextrans have been applied as probes of a cell′s endocytic activity and to mark cells to allow their subsequent migration to be detected

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pictograms

Health hazardExclamation mark
GHS08,GHS07

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Danger

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Dermal - Acute Tox. 4 Inhalation - Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Eye Irrit. 2 - Resp. Sens. 1 - Skin Irrit. 2 - STOT SE 3

target_organs

Respiratory system

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 3

ppe

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Faceshields, Gloves

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