Rhodamine dyes are membrane-permeable/penetrable cationic fluorescent probes that can specifically identify mitochondrial membrane potential, thereby attaching to mitochondria and producing bright fluorescence. At a certain concentration, rhodamine dyes have low toxicity to cells. Toxicity, so it is widely used to detect mitochondria in animal cells, plant cells, and microorganisms.

Physicochemical Properties

Molecular Formula	C25H25CLN2O7
Molecular Weight	500.928206205368
Exact Mass	401.186
CAS #	115532-49-5
Related CAS #	TMRM Perchlorate;115532-50-8
PubChem CID	5009757
Appearance	Typically exists as solid at room temperature
LogP	3.3
Hydrogen Bond Donor Count	0
Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count	4
Rotatable Bond Count	4
Heavy Atom Count	30
Complexity	772
Defined Atom Stereocenter Count	0
InChi Key	WAWRKBQQBUDAMY-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChi Code	InChI=1S/C25H25N2O3/c1-26(2)16-10-12-20-22(14-16)30-23-15-17(27(3)4)11-13-21(23)24(20)18-8-6-7-9-19(18)25(28)29-5/h6-15H,1-5H3/q+1
Chemical Name	[6-(dimethylamino)-9-(2-methoxycarbonylphenyl)xanthen-3-ylidene]-dimethylazanium
HS Tariff Code	2934.99.9001
Storage	Powder-20°C 3 years 4°C 2 years In solvent -80°C 6 months -20°C 1 month
Shipping Condition	Room temperature (This product is stable at ambient temperature for a few days during ordinary shipping and time spent in Customs)

Biological Activity

ln Vitro

1. TMRM working solution components 1.1 Set up the stock solution. To get a 5 mM stock solution, mix 1 milligram of TMRM with 525 μL of DMSO. 1.2 Get the solution for storage ready. Pour the storage solution into a 1–20 μM TMRM working solution along with pre-made bone marrow cell-free or PBS. Note: Please prepare the TMRM working fluid for usage by adjusting its concentration to suit the current circumstances. 2. Cell staining (suspended cells) 2.1 Centrifuge the cells, add PBS, and wash twice, ensuring that each wash has a cell density of 5 × 106/mL. 2.2 After adding 1 mL of the TMRM working solution, give it 30 to 60 minutes. 2.3 Centrifuge for 3–4 minutes at 400 g, then remove the supernatant. 2.4 Wash the cells twice with PBS, giving them five minutes each time. 2.5 Use a fluorescence microscope or flow cytometer to observe the cells after resuspending them in 1 mL of serum-free cells or PBS. 3. Aspirate a tiny amount of adherent cells by removing the coverslips from the culture medium (step 3.2). 3.1 Culture adherent cells on sterile coverslips. 3.3 Add 100 μL of the dye working solution, gently shake to coat the cells, and let sit for five to thirty minutes. 3.4 Use a fluorescence microscope or flow cytometer to observe after aspirating the dye working solution and washing the sample two to three times in culture media for five minutes each time.

References

[1]. Measuring Mitochondrial Transmembrane Potential by TMRE Staining. Cold Spring Harb Protoc. 2016 Dec 1;2016(12):pdb.prot087361. [2]. Simultaneous evaluation of substrate-dependent oxygen consumption rates and mitochondrial membrane potential by TMRM and safranin in cortical mitochondria. Biosci Rep. 2015 Dec 8;36(1):e00286. [3]. Imaging of mitochondrial and non-mitochondrial responses in cultured rat hippocampal neurons exposed to micromolar concentrations of TMRM. PLoS One. 2013;8(3):e58059.

Solubility Data

Solubility (In Vitro)

May dissolve in DMSO (in most cases), if not, try other solvents such as H2O, Ethanol, or DMF with a minute amount of products to avoid loss of samples

Solubility (In Vivo)

Note: Listed below are some common formulations that may be used to formulate products with low water solubility (e.g. < 1 mg/mL), you may test these formulations using a minute amount of products to avoid loss of samples. Injection Formulations (e.g. IP/IV/IM/SC) Injection Formulation 1: DMSO : Tween 80： Saline = 10 : 5 : 85 (i.e. 100 μL DMSO stock solution → 50 μL Tween 80 → 850 μL Saline) *Preparation of saline: Dissolve 0.9 g of sodium chloride in 100 mL ddH ₂ O to obtain a clear solution. Injection Formulation 2: DMSO : PEG300 ：Tween 80 : Saline = 10 : 40 : 5 : 45 (i.e. 100 μL DMSO → 400 μLPEG300 → 50 μL Tween 80 → 450 μL Saline) Injection Formulation 3: DMSO : Corn oil = 10 : 90 (i.e. 100 μL DMSO → 900 μL Corn oil) Example: Take the Injection Formulation 3 (DMSO : Corn oil = 10 : 90) as an example, if 1 mL of 2.5 mg/mL working solution is to be prepared, you can take 100 μL 25 mg/mL DMSO stock solution and add to 900 μL corn oil, mix well to obtain a clear or suspension solution (2.5 mg/mL, ready for use in animals). Injection Formulation 4: DMSO : 20% SBE-β-CD in saline = 10 : 90 [i.e. 100 μL DMSO → 900 μL (20% SBE-β-CD in saline)] *Preparation of 20% SBE-β-CD in Saline (4°C，1 week): Dissolve 2 g SBE-β-CD in 10 mL saline to obtain a clear solution. Injection Formulation 5: 2-Hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin : Saline = 50 : 50 (i.e. 500 μL 2-Hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin → 500 μL Saline) Injection Formulation 6: DMSO : PEG300 : castor oil : Saline = 5 : 10 : 20 : 65 (i.e. 50 μL DMSO → 100 μLPEG300 → 200 μL castor oil → 650 μL Saline) Injection Formulation 7: Ethanol : Cremophor : Saline = 10： 10 : 80 (i.e. 100 μL Ethanol → 100 μL Cremophor → 800 μL Saline) Injection Formulation 8: Dissolve in Cremophor/Ethanol (50 : 50), then diluted by Saline Injection Formulation 9: EtOH : Corn oil = 10 : 90 (i.e. 100 μL EtOH → 900 μL Corn oil) Injection Formulation 10: EtOH : PEG300：Tween 80 : Saline = 10 : 40 : 5 : 45 (i.e. 100 μL EtOH → 400 μLPEG300 → 50 μL Tween 80 → 450 μL Saline) Oral Formulations Oral Formulation 1: Suspend in 0.5% CMC Na (carboxymethylcellulose sodium) Oral Formulation 2: Suspend in 0.5% Carboxymethyl cellulose Example: Take the Oral Formulation 1 (Suspend in 0.5% CMC Na) as an example, if 100 mL of 2.5 mg/mL working solution is to be prepared, you can first prepare 0.5% CMC Na solution by measuring 0.5 g CMC Na and dissolve it in 100 mL ddH2O to obtain a clear solution; then add 250 mg of the product to 100 mL 0.5% CMC Na solution, to make the suspension solution (2.5 mg/mL, ready for use in animals). Oral Formulation 3: Dissolved in PEG400 Oral Formulation 4: Suspend in 0.2% Carboxymethyl cellulose Oral Formulation 5: Dissolve in 0.25% Tween 80 and 0.5% Carboxymethyl cellulose Oral Formulation 6: Mixing with food powders Note: Please be aware that the above formulations are for reference only. InvivoChem strongly recommends customers to read literature methods/protocols carefully before determining which formulation you should use for in vivo studies, as different compounds have different solubility properties and have to be formulated differently.  (Please use freshly prepared in vivo formulations for optimal results.)

Preparing Stock Solutions		1 mg	5 mg	10 mg
	1 mM	1.9963 mL	9.9814 mL	19.9629 mL
	5 mM	0.3993 mL	1.9963 mL	3.9926 mL
	10 mM	0.1996 mL	0.9981 mL	1.9963 mL

*Note: Please select an appropriate solvent for the preparation of stock solution based on your experiment needs. For most products, DMSO can be used for preparing stock solutions (e.g. 5 mM, 10 mM, or 20 mM concentration); some products with high aqueous solubility may be dissolved in water directly. Solubility information is available at the above Solubility Data section. Once the stock solution is prepared, aliquot it to routine usage volumes and store at -20°C or -80°C. Avoid repeated freeze and thaw cycles.