Product Description: True Blue (NCI 240899) is a fluorescent dye, as neuronal retrograde tracer (excitation wavelength 395-425 nm, barrier filter 450 nm). True Blue can label neuron and has no effects on neuronal survival[1][2].
Formula: C20H18Cl2N4O2
References: [1]M Bentivoglio, et al. Fuorescent retrograde neuronal labeling in rat by means of substances binding specifically to adenine-thymine rich DNA. Neurosci Lett. 1979 May;12(2-3):235-40./[2]W T Garrett, et al. Fluoro-Gold's toxicity makes it inferior to True Blue for long-term studies of dorsal root ganglion neurons and motoneurons. Neurosci Lett. 1991 Jul 8;128(1):137-9.
CAS Number: 71431-30-6
Molecular Weight: 417.29
Compound Purity: 95.0
Research Area: Neurological Disease
Solubility: 10 mM in DMSO
Target: Fluorescent Dye