Rhodamine B isothiocyanate-Dextran, average mol wt approx. 70,000

Not available outside of the UK & Ireland.

Application

Dextran labeled with rhodamine B isothiocyanate for possible use in perfusion studies in animals.

Rhodamine B isothiocyanate-Dextran has been used: to label A, CI-M6PR-GFP, Lamp1-CFP-expressing wild type mouse embryonic fibroblast (MEF) cellsin endosome/phagosome fusion assay to determine the rate of fusion of endosomesas a component in poration medium to monitor Hela cell uptake

Biochem/physiol Actions

Rhodamine B stains the tissue in red-violet color and emits a bright red color when fluoresced. It is highly preferred for marking insects.

General description

Rhodamine B is a thiol-reactive and photostable fluorescent dye.

Packaging

1 g in poly bottle

100, 250 mg in poly bottle