Formulation: A crystalline solid
Formal Name: (T-4)-[(3β)-24-(3,5-dimethyl-1H-pyrrol-2-yl-κN)-24-(3,5-dimethyl-2H-pyrrol-2-ylidene-κN)chol-5-en-3-olato]difluoro-boron
Purity: ≥98%
Formula Markup: C36H51BF2N2O
Formula Weight: 576,6
Shelf life (days): 730
CAS Number: 878557-19-8
Notes: BODIPY 480/508-cholesterol is a biologically active and cell-permeable analog of cholesterol that is tagged with a fluorescent BODIPY group at carbon 24.{41517,39929} It co-localizes with dehydroergosterol, a marker of cholesterol, in HeLa cells and is trafficked from the plasma membrane to the endocytic recycling compartment in BHK cells.{39929} BODIPY 480/508-cholesterol displays excitation/emission maxima of 480/508 nm, respectively, and has been used to monitor sterol uptake and inter-organelle sterol flux in cells.