Clickable cholesterol (alkyne)

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Catalog No: SP-C-0008
Purity: 97%
CAS No: 949584-04-7
Synonym: Cholest-5-en-3-ol (3β)-,3-(5-hexynoate)
MW: 480.78
Formula: C33H52O2

 

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Alkyne-cholesterol is a special type of cholesterol made by Selectoprobe. It has an extra part called an alkyne group. This alkyne group can react with other chemicals using 'click chemistry', which needs a copper catalyst.

Alkyne-cholesterol cannot be used in living cells because it needs copper ions. However, it helps in easily detecting cholesterol using different scientific methods. It can also be linked with a fluorescent dye called BODIPY, making it useful for studying how cholesterol moves around inside cells, especially in parts like mitochondria, the endoplasmic reticulum, and the Golgi apparatus.

References

J Králová et al. Fluorescent Probes for Monitoring Cholesterol Trafficking in Cells. Folia biologica, 2019, 65(1), DOI: 10.14712/fb2019065010001

 

Catalog No

SP-C-0008

Formula

C33H52O2

Purity

97%

Weight

50mg, 100mg, 500mg

Lead Time

1-2 weeks

CAS No

949584-04-7

Synonym

Cholest-5-en-3-ol (3β)-,3-(5-hexynoate)

MW

480.78