| Description | Octadecyl Rhodamine B chloride, also known as RBOE, is a polarity-sensitive dye that is often used as a chromophore with other compounds to stain cell membranes and has applications in the assembly of organic molecules, in membrane structures and in the transfer of electron energy in the structural domains of proteins. |
| molecular weight | 731.49 |
| Molecular formula | C46H67ClN2O3 |
| CAS | 65603-19-2 |
| Storage | store at low temperature,keep away from direct sunlight | Powder: -20°C for 3 years | In solvent: -80°C for 1 year |
| Solubility | DMSO: 90.0 mg/mL (123.0 mM ), Sonication and heating to 60℃ are recommended. |
| References | 1. Buranda T, et al. Real-time partitioning of octadecyl rhodamine B into bead-supported lipid bilayer membranes revealing quantitative differences in saturable binding sites in DOPC and 1:1:1 DOPC/SM/cholesterol membranes. J Phys Chem B. 2010 ; 114(3):1336-1349. |