Description
A lipophilic fluorescent probe; rapidly incorporated into phospholipid cell membranes; has been used to label the plasma membrane and endocytic organelles in bovine aorta endothelial cells and rat hippocampal slices; has been used to assess proliferation in prostate cancer cell lines by flow cytometry; ex/em = 650/670 nm, respectively
Formal name: 2-[5-(1,3-dihydro-3,3-dimethyl-1-octadecyl-2H-indol-2-ylidene)-1,3-pentadien-1-yl]-3,3-dimethyl-1-octadecyl-3H-indolium, monoperchlorate
Synonyms: D 307|DiIC18(5)|NK 3175
Molecular weight: 959.9
CAS: 127274-91-3
Purity: ≥90%
Formulation: A crystalline solid