Product Specification and Analysis

 

 

PRODUCT NAME:

FURA-2FF(Pentapotassium Salt)

LOT

804

 

C28H18N3O14F2K5

 

M.W. 856.0 g/mol

 

Kd = 6-8 mM (37°C)

 

Store Frozen (-20°C)

 

PROTECT FROM LIGHT

 

Soluble in H2O

 

DESCRIPTION:

 

Pale yellow solid. A ratiometric dye with the same fluorescent properties and similar applications as FURA-2, but has a lower affinity for calcium, and is insensitive to magnesium.

 

CATALOG NUMBER:

 

0137

 

APPEARANCE:

 

Pale Yellow Solid

 

TLC :

 

Reverse Phase (H2O/MeOH)

Rf =  Solvent Front

Purity: 100%

 

ABSORPTION SPECTRUM:

 

l max:   360 nm  Extinction: 33,000 M-1cm-1

 

EMISSION SPECTRUM:

 

lmax:  505 nm

 

EXCITATION:

 

  380 nm (low Ca2+),  340 nm (high Ca2+)

 

HPLC:

Solvent System:

Column:

 

Purity: ~90%

Water/MeOH gradient 40-100%

C18

 

Ref.: Golvina, V.A., and M.P. Blaustein (1997) Spatially and functionally distinct Ca2+ stores in sarcoplasmic and endoplasmic reticulum.  Science 275: 1643-1648.

 

Joel M. Weinberg, Julie A. Davis, and Manjeri A. Venkatachalam (1997) Cytosolic-free Calcium Increases to Greater Than 100 Micromolar in ATP-depleted Proximal Tubules. J. Clin. Investigations 100:713-722.

 

Zheng Dong, Pothana Salkumar, Gary A. Griess, Joel M. Weinberg, and Manjeri A. Venkatachalam.  (1998) Intracellular Ca2+ Thresholds That Determine Survival or Death of Energy-Deprived Cells.  Amer. J. Pathology   152:231-240.

 

Hajnoczy, G. and Thomas, A. (1997) Minimal Requirements for Calcium Oscillations Driven by the IP3 Receptor. EMBO Journal 16:3533-3545.