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MW 308.38 g/mol, Purity >97.5%. Membrane permeable analog of common firefly luciferase substrate producing 30% higher light intensity. Extremely useful for in vivo analysis of cloned luciferase activity in whole animal studies.

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Chemical Structure - D-Luciferin, ethyl ester (AB275489), expandable thumbnail

Key facts

CAS number
135251-85-3
Purity
> 97.5%
Form
Solid
Molecular weight
308.38 g/mol
Molecular formula
C13H12N2O3S2
Nature
Synthetic

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MW 308.38 g/mol, Purity >97.5%. Membrane permeable analog of common firefly luciferase substrate producing 30% higher light intensity. Extremely useful for in vivo analysis of cloned luciferase activity in whole animal studies.

Key facts

Purity
> 97.5%
Solubility

Soluble in DMSO.

Biological description

Membrane permeable analog of common firefly luciferase substrate producing 30% higher light intensity. Extremely useful for in vivo analysis of cloned luciferase activity in whole animal studies.

IUPAC name
(S)-4,5-Dihydro-2-(6-hydroxy-2-benzothiazolyl)- 4-thiazolecarboxylic acid, ethyl ester

Storage

Shipped at conditions
Blue Ice
Appropriate short-term storage conditions
-20°C
Appropriate long-term storage conditions
-20°C
Storage information
Store under desiccating conditions

Notes

The esterification of the D-luciferin carboxyl group increases the uptake of the substrate by intact mammalian cells in live-cell luciferase assays.

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  • Chemical Structure - D-Luciferin, ethyl ester (ab275489), expandable thumbnail

    Chemical Structure - D-Luciferin, ethyl ester (ab275489)

    Chemical structure of D-Luciferin, ethyl ester, 135251-85-3

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