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Invitrogen™ FluoZin™-3, AM, cell permeant
Description
- Exhibits high Zn2+-binding affinity that is unperturbed by Ca2+ concentrations up to at least 1μM
- Exhibits >50-fold increase in fluorescence in response to saturating levels of Zn2+
- Although imaging applications of FluoZin-3 are predominant, cell-based microplate assays and flow cytometry protocols have also been developed
- Label (Ex/Em): FluoZin-3 (approximately 494/516nm)
- Kd (Zn2+) (in buffer): approximately 15 nM
- Lyophilized product may be dissolved in DMSO for use
- Product is typically loaded into cells by adding the dissolved indicator to medium containing cells
Cell Analysis, Cell Metabolism, Cell Viability, Proliferation and Function, Drug Discovery and Development, Ionic Homeostasis and Signaling, Target and Lead Identification and Validation, Zinc and Heavy Metal Ion Detection
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Shipping Condition: Room temperature
Specifications
Specifications
| Content And Storage | Store in freezer -5°C to -30°C and protect from light. |
| Detection Method | Fluorescence |
| For Use With (Application) | Cell Viability and Proliferation |
| For Use With (Equipment) | Fluorescence Microscope |
| Product Type | Zinc Indicator |
| Dye Type | Zinc Indicator |
| Product Line | FluoZin |
| Quantity | 100 μg |
| Shipping Condition | Room Temperature |
| Molecular Weight (g/mol) | 982.85 g/mol |
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Regardless of the type of live-cell indicator dye (e.g., calcium indicators, pH indicator, metal ion indicators), make sure there is no serum during the loading step, which can prematurely cleave dyes with AM esters and bind dyes non-specifically. Always optimize the dye concentration and staining time with a positive control before you run your test samples, to give the best signal-to-background. Always run a positive control with a buffer containing free ions of known concentration and an ionophore to open pores to those ions (for instance, for calcium indicators like Fluo-4 AM, this would include a buffer with added calcium combined with calcimycin, or for pH indicators, buffers of different pHs combined with nigericin). Reactive oxygen indicators, such as CellROX Green or H2DCFDA would require a cellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) stimulant as a positive control, such as menadione. Finally, make sure your imaging system has a sensitive detector. Plate readers, for instance, have much lower detector efficiency over background, compared to microscopy or flow cytometry.
For Research Use Only. Not for use in diagnostic procedures.