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Fluorescein sodium salt

used as fluorescent tracer

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Synonym(s):
Acid Yellow 73, D&C;Yellow No. 8, NaFl, NaFluo, Sodium fluorescein, Uranine
Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C20H10Na2O5
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
376.27
Colour Index Number:
45350
Beilstein:
3833041
EC Number:
MDL number:
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.47

Quality Level

form

powder

pH

8.3 (20 °C, 10 g/L)

mp

>300 °C

fluorescence

λex 460 nm; λem 515 nm(lit.)

application(s)

diagnostic assay manufacturing
hematology
histology

storage temp.

room temp

SMILES string

[Na+].[Na+].[O-]c1ccc2c(Oc3cc([O-])ccc3C24OC(=O)c5ccccc45)c1

InChI

1S/C20H12O5.2Na/c21-11-5-7-15-17(9-11)24-18-10-12(22)6-8-16(18)20(15)14-4-2-1-3-13(14)19(23)25-20;;/h1-10,21-22H;;/q;2*+1/p-2

InChI key

RGPLGPBQJOQFJS-UHFFFAOYSA-L

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General description

Fluorescein is a xanthene dye and is a common labeling agent in biology.

Application

Fluorescein sodium salt has been used as a solute to study microvessel permeability. It has been used as a test molecule to study blood barrier penetration.
Water soluble fluorescent dye used in permeability and vascular perfusion studies due to its small molecular radius. Sodium fluorescein is used as a fluorescent tracer to study blood-brain barrier (BBB) and blood-spinal cord barrier (BSCB) permeability in rodent models. The dye was used as a probe substrate in the study of organic anion transporting polypeptide (OATP) mediated drug transport in hepatocytes. Sodium fluorescein was also used to monitor in situ solute transportation into bone through fluorescence recovery after photobleaching (FRAP).

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

423.7 °F - Pensky-Martens closed cup

Flash Point(C)

217.6 °C - Pensky-Martens closed cup

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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