Bioactivity | BODIPY-cholesterol conjugate-2 (compound 6) is a BODIPY-cholesterol conjugate. BODIPY-cholesterol conjugate-2 is a useful probe for simultaneous visualization of intracellular cholesterol pools and for monitoring cholesterol efflux from cells to extracellular acceptors. (λex=589 nm, λem=638 nm)[1]. |
Name | BODIPY-cholesterol conjugate-2 |
CAS | 1638745-26-2 |
Formula | C50H55BF2N2O |
Molar Mass | 748.79 |
Transport | Room temperature in continental US; may vary elsewhere. |
Storage | Please store the product under the recommended conditions in the Certificate of Analysis. |
Reference | [1]. Zheng Liu, et al. Synthesis of cholesterol analogues bearing BODIPY fluorophores by Suzuki or Liebeskind-Srogl cross-coupling and evaluation of their potential for visualization of cholesterol pools. Chembiochem. 2014 Sep 22;15(14):2087-96. |