FITC-Dextran (MW 70000)FITC-Dextran (MW 70000)
MedChemExpress (MCE)
HY-128868E
60842-46-8
4°C, protect from light *In solvent : -80°C, 6 months
-20°C, 1 month (protect from light)
Room temperature in continental US
may vary elsewhere.
FITC-Dextran (MW 70000) is a compound belonging to the class of fluorescent dyes. It is commonly used in biomedical research as a tracer molecule to label and track cells or other biological matter. FITC-Dextran consists of fluorescein isothiocyanate (FITC) and dextran, a complex carbohydrate derived from starch. The combination of the two creates a stable fluorescent tracer that can be viewed under a microscope or quantified using specialized detection instruments.
FITC-Dextran (MW 70000) is a fluorescent probe for fluorescein isothiocyanate (FITC) dextran (Ex=495 nm
Em=525 nm). FITC-Dextran (MW 70000) can be used as a marker to reveal heat shock-induced cell damage and to study the early and late stages of apoptosis. FITC-Dextran (MW 70000) can also be used for cell permeability studies, such as blood-brain barrier permeability and determination of the extent of blood-brain barrier disruption[1][2][3]. Storage: protect from light.
Guidelines (Following is our recommended protocol. This protocol only provides a guideline, and should be modified according to your specific needs).For intestinal barrier function assay[5]1. Fast mice for 4 h.2. Orally gavage mice with FITC-Dextran MW 70000 (0.6 mg/g).3. Measure fluorescence intensity of plasma in 4 h (excitation nm/emission 520 nm).
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