4-Di-16-ASP

• CAT Number: M021317
• CAS Number: 114041-00-8
• Molecular Formula: C46H79IN2
• Molecular Weight: 787.04
• Purity: ≥95%
• Synonyms: N,N-dihexadecyl-4-[(E)-2-(1-methylpyridin-1-ium-4-yl)ethenyl]aniline;iodide
• InChI: InChI=1S/C46H79N2.HI/c1-4-6-8-10-12-14-16-18-20-22-24-26-28-30-40-48(41-31-29-27-25-23-21-19-17-15-13-11-9-7-5-2)46-36-34-44(35-37-46)32-33-45-38-42-47(3)43-39-45;/h32-39,42-43H,4-31,40-41H2,1-3H3;1H/q+1;/p-1
• InChIKey: YPGZWUVVEWKKDQ-UHFFFAOYSA-M
• SMILES: CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCN(CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC)C1=CC=C(C=C1)C=CC2=CC=[N+](C=C2)C.[I-]

4-Di-16-ASP is a green fluorescent membrane dye. 4-Di-16-ASP is a lipophilic aminostyryl probe with a broad emission spectrum (can be detected with green, orange or even red filters). It is commonly used for neuronal membrane tracing (it diffuses faster than DiO)[1].

Reference

[1]. Lucas McDonald, et al. An NIR Emitting Styryl Dye with Large Stokes Shift to Enable co-Staining Study on Zebrafish Neuromast Hair Cells. Bioorg Chem. 2019 Aug;89:103040.
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