DiDLabeledFluorescentControlliposomesforClophosome®(Neutral)
ThefluorescentcontrolliposomescontainthelipophilicdyeDiDincorporatedinthebilayers.IthascomparablephysicalandchemicalattributesasfortheClophosome®exceptnoactiveisencapsulatedinside.Itisusedfortrackingthecellularuptakeoftheliposomesbycommonmethodslikeconfocal,FACS,etc.
Thefar-redfluorescent,lipophiliccarbocyanineDiDisalonger-wavelengthDiIanalog.Itisanoilatroomtemperatureandweaklyfluorescentinwaterbuthighlyfluorescentandquitephotostablewhenincorporatedintomembranes.Ithasanextremelyhighextinctioncoefficientandshortexcited-statelifetimes(~1nanosecond)inlipidenvironments.
Specifications
Lipidcomposition:phosphatidylcholineandcholesterol
Dye:0.15mM(0.14mg/mL)
StABIlity:6monthsforunopenedvials
Storage:2-8ºC
"DiD";DiIC18(5)oil(1,1"-Dioctadecyl-3,3,3",3"-TetramethylindodicarbocyaninePerchlorate)(InvitrogenD-307)
Ex/Em:644/665nm
CASNumber:127274-91-3
