Hydroxystilbamidine

Hydroxystilbamidine is a fluorescent dye that emits different frequencies of light when bound to DNA and RNA. It is used as a retrograde tracer[1] for outlining neurons, and as a histochemical stain.

Hydroxystilbamidine
Names
IUPAC name
4-[(E)-2-(4-carbamimidoylphenyl)ethenyl]-3-hydroxybenzenecarboximidamide
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEMBL
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.007.102
UNII
Properties
C16H16N4O
Molar mass 280.324 g/mol
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Infobox references
PVH neurons of Long-Evans rat marked with fluoro-gold

References

  1. Naumann, Thomas (2000). "Retrograde tracing with Fluoro-Gold: different methods of tracer detection at the ultrastructural level and neurodegenerative changes of back-filled neurons in long-term studies". Journal of Neuroscience Methods. 103 (1): 11–21. doi:10.1016/S0165-0270(00)00292-2. PMID 11074092.
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