FITC-Dextran (MW 2000 kDa) [60842-46-8]

Biological Activity

FITC-Dextran is a marker consisting of coupling fluorescein-isothiocyanate to dextran. FITC-dextran is mainly used for studying permeability and microcirculation, and for studies of drug delivery.

Chemical Information

CAS Number	60842-46-8
Solubility (25°C)	Soluble in Water
Storage	4°C, protect from light, dry, sealed

References

[1] Jizhu Li, et al. BMC Ophthalmol. Retro-orbital injection of FITC-dextran combined with isolectin B4 in assessing the retinal neovascularization defect

[2] Viki Raz Lepsky, et al. Biomolecules. FITC-Dextran Release from Cell-Embedded Fibrin Hydrogels

[3] Yangyang Xu, et al. J Neurosci Methods. Quantifying blood-brain-barrier leakage using a combination of evans blue and high molecular weight FITC-Dextran

[4] Anni Woting, et al. Nutrients. Small Intestinal Permeability and Gut-Transit Time Determined with Low and High Molecular Weight Fluorescein Isothiocyanate-Dextrans in C3H Mice

[5] Reka Natarajan, et al. Curr Protoc Neurosci. Fluorescein Isothiocyanate (FITC)-Dextran Extravasation as a Measure of Blood-Brain Barrier Permeability