FAM NHS ester, 6-isomer

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Fluorescein (FAM) is a bright fluorophore that has found an extremely wide application in life science research. The fluorophore is hydrophilic and its derivatives possess good solubility in aqueous buffers.

Fluorescein is compatible with a wide variety of fluorescent instrumentation - most instruments are equipped with FAM channel filters.

This product contains the pure 6-isomer of fluorescein.

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General properties

Appearance: yellow crystalline solid
Mass spec M+ increment: 358.0
Molecular weight: 473.39
CAS number: 92557-81-8
Molecular formula: C25NO9H15
IUPAC name: (2,5-dioxopyrrolidin-1-yl) 3',6'-dihydroxy-1-oxospiro[2-benzofuran-3,9'-xanthene]-5-carboxylate
Solubility: good in DMF, DMSO
Quality control: NMR 1H, HPLC-MS (95%)
Storage conditions: Storage: 12 months after receival at -20°C in the dark. Transportation: at room temperature for up to 3 weeks. Avoid prolonged exposure to light. Desiccate.
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Product specifications

Spectral properties

Excitation/absorption maximum, nm: 492
ε, L⋅mol−1⋅cm−1: 74000
Emission maximum, nm: 517
Fluorescence quantum yield: 0.93
CF260: 0.22
CF280: 0.17

Product citations

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