Key Documents

View All Documentation

37291

Dihydroethidium

Name: Dihydroethidium
Brand: SIGMA

BioReagent, suitable for fluorescence, ≥95% (HPCE)

Synonym(s):

2,7-Diamino-10-ethyl-9-phenyl-9,10-dihydrophenanthridine, 3,8-Diamino-5,6-dihydro-5-ethyl-6-phenylphenanthridine, Hydroethidine

Select a Size

Change View

About This Item

Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):

C₂₁H₂₁N₃

CAS Number:

104821-25-2

Molecular Weight:

315.41

UNSPSC Code:

12161505

NACRES:

NA.32

PubChem Substance ID:

57649715

MDL number:

MFCD00077335

Beilstein/REAXYS Number:

5107482

Technical Service

Need help? Our team of experienced scientists is here for you.

Let Us Assist

Properties

product line

BioReagent

Quality Level

100

assay

≥95% (HPCE)

form

solid

mol wt

315.41 g/mol

solubility

acetonitrile: soluble, methanol: soluble

fluorescence

λ_ex 358 nm; λ_em 461 nm, λ_ex 392 nm; λ_em 410 nm in methanol

suitability

suitable for fluorescence

storage temp.

−20°C

SMILES string

CCN1C(c2ccccc2)c3cc(N)ccc3-c4ccc(N)cc14

InChI

1S/C21H21N3/c1-2-24-20-13-16(23)9-11-18(20)17-10-8-15(22)12-19(17)21(24)14-6-4-3-5-7-14/h3-13,21H,2,22-23H2,1H3

InChI key

XYJODUBPWNZLML-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Description

Application

Dihydroethidium (dHEt), a fluorescene probe, is used to detect the presence of reactive oxygen species (ROS) such as superoxides.

Redox indicator. Blue fluorescence until oxidized to ethidium.

Packaging

Bottomless glass bottle. Contents are inside inserted fused cone.

Other Notes

B-ring reduced analog of ethidium

Still not finding the right product?

Explore all of our products under Dihydroethidium

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 3

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c