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Monochlorobimane

suitable for fluorescence, ≥70.0% (HPCE)

Synonym(s):

mBCl, Chlorobimane

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C10H11ClN2O2
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
226.66
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
4440901
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352108
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.32

Quality Level

assay

≥70.0% (HPCE)

form

powder

mp

135-136 °C (lit.)

solubility

DMF: soluble
DMSO: soluble
acetonitrile: soluble
methanol: soluble

fluorescence

λex 380 nm; λem 461 nm in methanol
λex 390 nm; λem 478 nm in 0.1 M phosphate pH 7.5 (after derivatization with glutathione)

suitability

suitable for fluorescence

SMILES string

CC1=C(C)C(=O)N2N1C(CCl)=C(C)C2=O

InChI

1S/C10H11ClN2O2/c1-5-7(3)12-8(4-11)6(2)10(15)13(12)9(5)14/h4H2,1-3H3

InChI key

SUIPVTCEECPFIB-UHFFFAOYSA-N

General description

Monochlorobimane is a glutathione (GSH) fluorescent cell-permeable probe. When incubated with the test cell culture, it readily enters the cells and forms a fluorescent complex. The Monochlorobimane-GSH reaction is catalyzed by glutathione-S-transferase, which is detected fluorometrically.

Monochlorobimane, also known as mBCl, is a non-fluorescent compound that forms a fluorescent complex upon reaction. The fluorescence is detected at 394/490nm.

Application

Monochlorobimane is used as a fluorescent agent in fluorometric glutathione assays. It is used to detect the principal intracellular low-molecular-weight thiols, which play a pivotal role in the defense mechanism.

Packaging

Bottomless glass bottle. Contents are inside inserted fused cone.

pictograms

Exclamation mark

signalword

Warning

Hazard Classifications

Eye Irrit. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2 - STOT SE 3

target_organs

Respiratory system

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk_germany

WGK 3

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves


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Jordi Sebastià et al.
Cytometry. Part A : the journal of the International Society for Analytical Cytology, 51(1), 16-25 (2002-12-25)
Reduced glutathione (GSH) protects cells against oxidative injury and maintains a range of vital functions. To study GSH content in human neuronal cell cultures, thiol-sensitive fluorescent techniques requiring a small number of cells may be of great value, but their
Natascha Rauch et al.
Insect biochemistry and molecular biology, 34(4), 321-329 (2004-03-26)
Glutathione S-transferases (GST) catalyzing the conjugation of reduced glutathione to a vast range of xenobiotics including insecticides were characterized in the whitefly Bemisia tabaci. GST activities were determined in susceptible and resistant strains of B. tabaci towards artificial substrates, i.e.
Jens Waak et al.
Neurochemical research, 31(12), 1409-1416 (2006-11-08)
Monochlorobimane (MCB) is often used to visualize glutathione (GSH) levels in cultured cells, since it is quickly converted to a fluorescent GSH conjugate (GS-MCB). To test for consequences of MCB application on the GSH metabolism of astrocytes, we have studied
Peter Schröder et al.
Environmental science and pollution research international, 14(2), 114-122 (2007-04-26)
Numerous herbicides and xenobiotic organic pollutants are detoxified in plants to glutathione conjugates. Following this enzyme catalyzed reaction, xenobiotic GS-conjugates are thought to be compartmentalized in the vacuole of plant cells. In the present study, evidence is presented from experiments
Yoshihiro Nakano et al.
Bioscience, biotechnology, and biochemistry, 70(7), 1790-1793 (2006-07-25)
Previously we reported the purification of soluble gamma-glutamyltransferases (GGTs) from radish cotyledon. Subcellular fractionation of radish cells revealed that soluble GGT is a vacuolar enzyme. Acivicin, a GGT inhibitor, mediated the in vivo catabolism inhibition of the glutathione S-conjugate generated

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