Biotium/DiI/60010/50mg

DiIisawidelyusedcarbocyaninemembranedyethatlabelscellmembranesbyinsertingitstwolong(C18carbon)hydrocarbonchainsintothelipidbilayer.Particularly,ithasbeenextensivelyusedfortheanterogradeandretrogradelabelingofneurons.

DiIC₁₈(3);1,1′-dioctadecyl-3,3,3′,3′-tetramethylindocarbocyanine

DiIisawidelyusedcarbocyaninemembranedyethatlabelscellmembranesbyinsertingitstwolong(C₁₈carbon)hydrocarbonchainsintothelipidbilayer.Particularly,ithasbeenextensivelyusedfortheanterogradeandretrogradelabelingofneurons.Theintensefluorescenceandhighphotostabilityofthedyemakeitpossibletovisualizethefinestructures(axonsanddendrites)oftheneurons.Duetoitslowtoxicityandthetendencytogivehighlystablecelllabeling,thedyehasalsobeengenerallyusedforlongtermcelltracingofcellsbothinculturesandinlivingembryosoranimals.Pleasealsoseeourready-to-useCellBrite™CellMembraneLabelingSolutions.

• λ_Ex/λ_Em(MeOH)=549/565nm
• ε=148,000
• Darkredsolidsolubleinethanol,DMForDMSO
• Storeat-20°C
• C₅₉H₉₇ClN₂O₄
• MW:933.88
• [41085-99-8]