Skip to Content
Merck
All Photos(1)

Key Documents

More Documents

D0815

Sigma-Aldrich

2-[4-(Dimethylamino)styryl]-1-ethylpyridinium iodide

≥99% (HPLC), solid

Synonym(s):

DASPEI

Sign Into View Organizational & Contract Pricing
All Photos(1)

About This Item

Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C17H21IN2
CAS Number:
3785-01-1
Molecular Weight:
380.27
Beilstein:
3783243
EC Number:
223-248-3
MDL number:
MFCD00011994
UNSPSC Code:
12171500
PubChem Substance ID:
329798640
NACRES:
NA.47

Quality Level

100

Assay

≥99% (HPLC)

form

solid

color

red

mp

267 °C (dec.) (lit.)

solubility

DMSO: soluble
methanol: soluble

εmax

36.0-41.0 at 457-463 nm in methanol

application(s)

diagnostic assay manufacturing
hematology
histology

storage temp.

2-8°C

SMILES string

[I-].CC[n+]1ccccc1\C=C\c2ccc(cc2)N(C)C

InChI

1S/C17H21N2.HI/c1-4-19-14-6-5-7-17(19)13-10-15-8-11-16(12-9-15)18(2)3;/h5-14H,4H2,1-3H3;1H/q+1;/p-1

InChI key

AMAXNNVXIBDEMV-UHFFFAOYSA-M

Looking for similar products? Visit Product Comparison Guide

Related Categories

Application

2-[4-(Dimethylamino)styryl]-1-ethylpyridinium iodide (DASPEI) has been used for the labelling of hair cells in larval zebrafish.

Biochem/physiol Actions

2-[4-(Dimethylamino)styryl]-1-ethylpyridinium iodide (DASPEI) accumulates in the mitochondria and has a large fluorescence Stokes shift. It is also used for the relative measurements of mitochondrial membrane potential.
Suitable as a mitochondrial stain in live cells.

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

Certificates of Analysis (COA)

Search for Certificates of Analysis (COA) by entering the products Lot/Batch Number. Lot and Batch Numbers can be found on a product’s label following the words ‘Lot’ or ‘Batch’.

Already Own This Product?

Find documentation for the products that you have recently purchased in the Document Library.

Visit the Document Library

Screen of FDA-approved drug library reveals compounds that protect hair cells from aminoglycosides and cisplatin.
Vlasits AL, et al.
Hearing Research, 294, 153-165 (2012)
W Armand Guiguemde et al.
Nature, 465(7296), 311-315 (2010-05-21)
Malaria caused by Plasmodium falciparum is a disease that is responsible for 880,000 deaths per year worldwide. Vaccine development has proved difficult and resistance has emerged for most antimalarial drugs. To discover new antimalarial chemotypes, we have used a phenotypic
Ru Zhang et al.
Biomolecules, 10(10) (2020-10-22)
Cochlear hair cells in human beings cannot regenerate after loss; however, those in fish and other lower species can. Recently, the role of inflammation in hair cell regeneration has been attracting the attention of scientists. In the present study, we
Marina Yoffe et al.
Journal of experimental zoology. Part B, Molecular and developmental evolution, 334(7-8), 511-517 (2020-05-22)
The lateral line is the primary modality fish use to create a hydrodynamic image of their environment. These images contribute to a variety of behaviors, from rheotaxis to escape responses. Here we discern the contributions of visual and lateral line
Development of a no-wash assay for mitochondrial membrane potential using the styryl dye DASPEI.
Jensen KH and Rekling JC
Journal of Biomolecular Screening, 15, 1071-1081 (2010)
View All Related Papers

Our team of scientists has experience in all areas of research including Life Science, Material Science, Chemical Synthesis, Chromatography, Analytical and many others.

Contact Technical Service