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7-Amino-actinomycin D
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3D model (JSmol)
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5915844 | |
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ECHA InfoCard | 100.163.188 |
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CompTox Dashboard (EPA)
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C62H87N13O16 | |
Molar mass | 1270.43 g/mol |
Appearance | Red to dark purple powder |
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H300, H310, H315, H319, H330, H335, H350, H360 | |
P201, P202, P260, P261, P262, P264, P270, P271, P280, P281, P284, P301+P310, P302+P350, P302+P352, P304+P340, P305+P351+P338, P308+P313, P310, P312, P320, P321, P322, P330, P332+P313, P337+P313, P361, P362, P363, P403+P233, P405, P501 | |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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7-Aminoactinomycin D (7-AAD) is a fluorescent chemical compound with a strong affinity for DNA. It is used as a fluorescent marker for DNA in fluorescence microscopy and flow cytometry. It intercalates in double-stranded DNA, with a high affinity for GC-rich regions,[2] making it useful for chromosome banding studies.[3]
Applications
With an absorption maximum at 546 nm, 7-AAD is efficiently excited using a 543 nm helium–neon laser; it can also be excited with somewhat lower efficiency using a 488 nm or 514 nm argon laser lines. Its emission has a very large Stokes shift with a maximum in the deep red: 647 nm. 7-AAD is therefore compatible with most blue and green fluorophores – and even many red fluorophores – in multicolour applications.
7-AAD does not readily pass through intact cell membranes; if it is to be used as a stain for imaging DNA fluorescence, the cell membrane must be permeabilized or disrupted. This method can be used in combination with formaldehyde fixation of samples.
7-AAD is also used as a cell viability stain. Cells with compromised membranes will stain with 7-AAD, while live cells with intact cell membranes will remain dark. Viability of the cells in flow cytometry should be around 95% but not less than 90%.[4]
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Actinomycin D
The related compound actinomycin D is nonfluorescent, but binds DNA in the same way as 7-AAD. Its absorbance changes when bound to DNA, and it can be used as a stain in conventional transmission microscopy.
References
- ^ 7-Aminoactinomycin D at Interchim
- ^ Liu X; Chen H; Patel D (1991). "Solution structure of actinomycin-DNA complexes: drug intercalation at isolated G-C sites". J Biomol NMR. 1 (4): 323–47. doi:10.1007/BF02192858. PMID 1841703. S2CID 40569430.
- ^ Latt S (1977). "Fluorescent probes of chromosome structure and replication". Can J Genet Cytol. 19 (4): 603–23. doi:10.1139/g77-065. PMID 76502.
- ^ "Flow cytometry (FACS) staining protocol (Cell surface staining)". Yale School of Medicine - Yale Flow Cytometry. Retrieved 2023-10-17.
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Absorptions
External links
- Structure from Invitrogen
- MSDS Archived 2014-08-06 at the Wayback Machine
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