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D-Luciferin sodium salt Dyes chemical

Cat.No.S6924

D-Luciferin (D-(-)-Luciferin, Firefly luciferin) sodium salt is the natural substrate of luciferases that catalyze the production of light in bioluminescent insects.
D-Luciferin sodium salt Dyes chemical Chemical Structure

Chemical Structure

Molecular Weight: 302.3

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Chemical Information, Storage & Stability

Molecular Weight 302.3 Formula
C11H7N2NaO3S2
Storage (From the date of receipt) 3 years -20°C(in the dark) powder
CAS No. 103404-75-7 -- Storage of Stock Solutions

Synonyms D-(-)-Luciferin sodium salt, Firefly luciferin sodium salt Smiles OC1=CC=C2N=C(SC2=C1)C3=NC(CS3)C(=O)O[Na]

Solubility

In vitro
Batch:

Water : 100 mg/mL

DMSO : 40 mg/mL ( (132.31 mM) Moisture-absorbing DMSO reduces solubility. Please use fresh DMSO.)

Ethanol : Insoluble

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Mechanism of Action

In vitro

1.Example protocol for in vitro bioluminescent image assays
a) Prepare a 100 mM (100-200X) Luciferin stock solution in sterile water. Mix well. Use immediately, or make single use aliquots, and store at -20℃, avoid freeze-thaw cycles, avoid exposure to the light.
b) Prepare a 0.5-1 mM working solution of D-Luciferin in pre-warmed tissue culture medium.
c) Aspirate media from cultured cells.
d) Add Luciferin working solution to cells, and incubate the cells for 5-10 minutes at 37℃ just prior to imaging.
2.Example protocol for in vivo bioluminescent image assays
a) Prepare a 15 mg/mL Luciferin stock solution in DPBS, without Mg2+ and Ca2+. Mix well.
b) Filter sterilizes the solution through a 0.2 μm filter. Use immediately, or make single use aliquots, and store at -20℃, avoid freeze-thaw cycles, avoid exposure to the light.
c) Inject the luciferin intra-peritoneally (i.p.) 10-15 minutes before imaging at 150 mg/kg (or 10 μL/g of luciferin stock solution) of the animal body weight.
Note: A kinetic study of luciferin should be performed for each animal model to determine peak signal time.
3.Example protocol for luciferin reporter assays
a) Prepare a 100 mM Luciferin stock solution in sterile water. Use immediately, or make single use aliquots, and store at -20℃, avoid freeze-thaw cycles, avoid exposure to the light.
b) Prepare a 1 mM working solution of D-Luciferin with 3 mM ATP, 1 mM DTT and 15 mM MgSO4 in 25 mM tricine buffer pH 7.8.
c) Pipette 5-10 μLof cell lysate into a microplate. Use lysis reagent or buffer without lysate as a blank.
d) Prime luminometer with luciferin working solution.
e) Inject 200 μL of luciferin working solution with no delay and a 10 second integration time.

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