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Cal-630™, potassium salt

Calcium measurement is critical for numerous biological investigations. Fluorescent probes that show spectral responses upon binding calcium have enabled researchers to investigate changes in intracellular free calcium concentrations by using fluorescence microscopy, flow cytometry, fluorescence spectroscopy and fluorescence microplate readers. x-Rhod-1 is commonly used as a red fluorescent calcium indicator. However, x-Rhod-1 is only moderately fluorescent in live cells upon esterase hydrolysis, and has very small cellular calcium responses. Cal-630™ has been developed to improve x-Rhod-1 cell loading and calcium response while maintaining the spectral wavelength of x-Rhod-1, making it compatible with Texas Red® filter set. In CHO and HEK cells Cal-630™ AM has cellular calcium response that is much more sensitive than x-Rhod-1. The spectra of Cal-630 is well separated from those of FITC, Alexa Fluor® 488 and GFP, making it an ideal calcium probe for multiplexing intracellular assays with GFP cell lines or FITC/Alexa Fluor® 488 labeled antibodies.

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Common stock solution preparation

Table 1. Volume of Water needed to reconstitute specific mass of Cal-630™, potassium salt to given concentration. Note that volume is only for preparing stock solution. Refer to sample experimental protocol for appropriate experimental/physiological buffers.

0.1 mg0.5 mg1 mg5 mg10 mg
1 mM87.788 µL438.939 µL877.878 µL4.389 mL8.779 mL
5 mM17.558 µL87.788 µL175.576 µL877.878 µL1.756 mL
10 mM8.779 µL43.894 µL87.788 µL438.939 µL877.878 µL

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References

View all 8 references: Citation Explorer
Protein kinase C and myocardial calcium handling during ischemia and reperfusion: lessons learned using Rhod-2 spectrofluorometry
Authors: Stamm C, del Nido PJ.
Journal: Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2004): 127
Cytosolic calcium in the ischemic rabbit heart: assessment by pH- and temperature-adjusted rhod-2 spectrofluorometry
Authors: Stamm C, Friehs I, Choi YH, Zurakowski D, McGowan FX, del Nido PJ.
Journal: Cardiovasc Res (2003): 695
Rhod-2 based measurements of intracellular calcium in the perfused mouse heart: cellular and subcellular localization and response to positive inotropy
Authors: MacGowan GA, Du C, Glonty V, Suhan JP, Koretsky AP, Farkas DL.
Journal: J Biomed Opt (2001): 23
Changes in mitochondrial Ca2+ detected with Rhod-2 in single frog and mouse skeletal muscle fibres during and after repeated tetanic contractions
Authors: Lannergren J, Westerblad H, Bruton JD.
Journal: J Muscle Res Cell Motil (2001): 265
Calibration of the calcium dissociation constant of Rhod(2)in the perfused mouse heart using manganese quenching
Authors: Du C, MacGowan GA, Farkas DL, Koretsky AP.
Journal: Cell Calcium (2001): 217
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Physical properties

Dissociation constant (Kd, nM)792

Molecular weight

1139.11

Solvent

Water

Spectral properties

Excitation (nm)

609

Emission (nm)

626

Quantum yield

0.371

Storage, safety and handling

H-phraseH303, H313, H333
Hazard symbolXN
Intended useResearch Use Only (RUO)
R-phraseR20, R21, R22

Storage

Freeze (< -15 °C); Minimize light exposure
UNSPSC12352200