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LIGHTOX21

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LightOx™21

≥95% (HPLC)

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C21H21NO2
CAS Number:
2342579-16-0
Molecular Weight:
319.40
UNSPSC Code:
12352101
NACRES:
NA.22

Assay

≥95% (HPLC)

form

powder

storage temp.

2-8°C

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Application

Fluorescence microscopy, fluorescent retinoid binding assay, fluorescence spectroscopy.

Biochem/physiol Actions

Strong ligand for retinoic acid receptor proteins

Features and Benefits

LightOx21 is a synthetic analogue of all-trans-retinoic acid (ATRA), that exhibits solvatochromatic fluorescence emission when excited with UV or 405 nm light. The compound is a strong ligand for the retinoic acid receptor proteins (RARs) and related cellular retinoic acid binding proteins (CRABPI/II) and can, therefore, be used as a replacement for ATRA in cellular assays involving retinoid signaling processes. LightOx21 can be utilised to study retinoid behaviour using fluorescence microscopy, employed in a competitive fluorometric ligand-binding assay for direct determination of the strength of binding of non-fluorescent retinoids to a protein target, and as a fluorophore in fluorescence spectroscopy.

Product can be used with our line of photoreactors: Including Penn PhD (Z744035) & SynLED 2.0 (Z744080)

Other Notes

Chemical Equivalency 1ea=1mg

Legal Information

LightOx is a trademark of LightOx Ltd.

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Regulatory Listings

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JAN Code

LIGHTOX21-1EA:

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Fluorescent Retinoid Probes

Fluorescent retinoic acid analogues for use in cellular imaging, protein-ligand binding assays, and flow cytometry to bypass traditional problems associated with fluorescent probes.

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