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L6152

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D-Luciferin

BioXtra, ≥99% (HPLC), powder

Synonym(s):

(S)-2-(6-Hydroxy-2-benzothiazolyl)-2-thiazoline-4-carboxylic acid, 4,5-Dihydro-2-(6-hydroxy-2-benzothiazolyl)-4-thiazolecarboxylic acid, Firefly Luciferin

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C11H8N2O3S2
CAS Number:
2591-17-5
Molecular Weight:
280.32
Beilstein:
30484
EC Number:
219-981-3
MDL number:
MFCD00042929
UNSPSC Code:
12352204
PubChem Substance ID:
24896428
NACRES:
NA.32

product name

D-Luciferin, synthetic, BioXtra, ≥99% (HPLC)

biological source

synthetic

product line

BioXtra

Assay

≥99% (HPLC)

form

powder

solubility

DMSO: 10 mg/mL, clear, colorless to faintly yellow

storage temp.

−20°C

SMILES string

OC(=O)[C@H]1CSC(=N1)c2nc3ccc(O)cc3s2

InChI

1S/C11H8N2O3S2/c14-5-1-2-6-8(3-5)18-10(12-6)9-13-7(4-17-9)11(15)16/h1-3,7,14H,4H2,(H,15,16)/t7-/m1/s1

InChI key

BJGNCJDXODQBOB-SSDOTTSWSA-N

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General description

D-Luciferin is mainly produced in bioluminescent organisms. It has the ability to simply circulate across the blood testis barrier, blood brain barrier and the blood placenta barrier. This small molecule is sensitive to light and oxygen. It is also sensitive to moisture in its powder form.

Application

D-Luciferin has been used in the preparation of the reaction mixture for nitric oxide determination by minescence measurement. It has also been used in the preparation of D-luciferin stock solution for luciferin assays.
Substrate for firefly luciferase with a Km of approx 2 μM.

Linkage

Highly purified grade with reduced levels of inhibitor relative to L 9504

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Multiplexed reporter gene assays: monitoring the cell viability and the compound kinetics on luciferase activity
Didiot M C, et al.
Journal of Biomolecular Screening, 16(7), 786-793 (2011)
Real-time imaging after cerebral ischemia: model systems for visualization of inflammation and neuronal repair
Methods in Enzymology, 506, 117-133 (2012)
Detection of nitric oxide production in cell cultures by luciferin-luciferase chemiluminescence
Woldman Y Y, et al.
Biochemical and biophysical research communications, 465(2), 232-238 (2015)
Matthias N van Oosterom et al.
EJNMMI research, 4, 56-56 (2014-11-12)
In vivo bioluminescence, fluorescence, and single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) imaging provide complementary information about biological processes. However, to date these signatures are evaluated separately on individual preclinical systems. In this paper, we introduce a fully integrated bioluminescence-fluorescence-SPECT platform. Next
Erik Wennerberg et al.
Cancer immunology, immunotherapy : CII, 64(2), 225-235 (2014-10-27)
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