| Title:  Rhod-2 CAS Registry Number:  132523-91-2 CAS Name:  9-[4-[Bis(carboxymethyl)amino]-3-[2-[2-[bis(carboxymethyl)amino]-5-methylphenoxy]ethoxy]phenyl]-3,6-bis(dimethylamino)xanthylium chloride Molecular Formula:  C40H43ClN4O11 Molecular Weight:  791.24 Percent Composition:  C 60.72%, H 5.48%, Cl 4.48%, N 7.08%, O 22.24% Literature References:  Rhodamine-based calcium specific fluorescent dye.  Prepn:  R. Y. Tsien, A. Minta, EP 314480; eidem, US 5049673 (1989, 1991 both to Univ. California); A. Minta et al, J. Biol. Chem. 264, 8171 (1989).  Use in monitoring intramitochondrial Ca2+:  M. Hoth, R. S. Lewis in Imaging Neurons, R. Yuste et al., Eds. (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, Cold Spring Harbor, NY, 2000) pp 1-14; in free/intracellular Ca2+ levels:  M.-P. Muriel et al., J. Comp. Neurol. 426, 297 (2000); G. A. MacGowan et al., J. Biomed. Opt. 6, 23 (2001). Properties:  Dark purplish solid.  KD for Ca2+:  1mM. Use:  Indicator for calcium measurement in biological systems.  |