| Bioactivity | Mag-Indo-1 tetrapotassium salt is a cell impermeable fluorescent probe for Mg2+ detection[1]. |
| Invitro | Mag-Indo-1 tetrapotassium salt can be used to determine the free Mg2+ concentration in the cytoplasmic solutions[1].Guidelines (Following is our recommended protocol. This protocol only provides a guideline, and should be modified according to your specific needs)[1].1. Calibrating solutions containing various concentrations of Mg2+ are prepared by mixing different ratios of the two stock solutions: one contains (mM) 150 KCl, 0.1 EGTA and 5 Hepes (pH 7.2 with KOH), and the other contains 100 MgCl2, 0.1 EGTA and 5 Hepes (pH 7.2 with KOH). 2. The calibration curve is constructed using calibrating solutions containing 1 μM Mag-Indo-1 tetrapotassium salt. 3. The ‘Mg2+’ calibrating solution contained (mM): 130 KCl, 4 EDTA and 5 Hepes (pH 7.2 with KOH). 4. The relationship between the background-corrected value of the fluorescence ratio (R) and the Mg2+ concentration is fitted with the following theoretical equation. [Mg]=K (R-Rmin)/(Rmax-R), where [Mg] is the concentration of free Mg2+ ion, Rmin is the R value at 0 [Mg2+], and Rmax is the R value at saturating Mg2+. The curve fitting gave Rmin= 0.053, Rmax= 1.57, and K= 5.1 mM. Note: the specific curve can refer to the reference. |
| Name | Mag-Indo-1 tetrapotassium salt |
| CAS | 132299-21-9 |
| Formula | C21H14K4N2O9 |
| Molar Mass | 594.74 |
| 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]. Ding-Hong Yan, et al. Two Kir2.1 channel populations with different sensitivities to Mg(2+) and polyamine block: a model for the cardiac strong inward rectifier K(+) channel. J Physiol. 2005 Mar 15;563(Pt 3):725-44. |