Virginia Orange, Haloalkane New
Tocris Bioscience, part of Bio-Techne | Catalog # 8959
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Product Description
Key Information: Virginia Orange, Haloalkane is pH sensitive a red cell-permeable fluorogenic fluorescent dye with a chloroalkane handle.Used for: endosomal uptake assays, protein delivery experiments and evaluation of protein cargo internalization.
Application: Live-cell imaging as a self-labeling tag substrate; fluorescent microscopy and flow cytometry.
Properties and Photophysical Data: shows a high degree of fluorogenicity. Excitation and emission maxima (λ) are 555 nm and 581 nm, respectively; quantum yield = 0.40; extinction coefficient = 90,900 M-1cm-1; pH sensitive fluorescence h = 1.46. PKa = 6.25. Colourless and non-fluorescent at low pH.
Optical Data
| Emission Color | Red |
| λabs | 555 nm |
| λem | 581 nm |
| Extinction Coefficient (ε) | 90,900 M-1cm-1 |
| Quantum Yield (φ) | 0.4 |
| Cell Permeable | Yes |
| pH Sensitivity | 1.46 |
| Application | Fluorescence microscopy, flow cytometry |
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Solubility
| Solvent | Max Conc. mg/mL | Max Conc. mM | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Solubility | |||
| DMSO | 6.44 | 10 |
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for Virginia Orange, Haloalkane
The following data is based on the product molecular weight 644.11
Batch specific molecular weights may vary from batch to batch due to the degree of hydration, which all affect the solvent volumes required to prepare stock solutions.
| Concentration / Solvent Volume / Mass | 1 mg | 5 mg | 10 mg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.1 mM | 15.53 mL | 77.63 mL | 155.25 mL |
| 0.5 mM | 3.11 mL | 15.53 mL | 31.05 mL |
| 1 mM | 1.55 mL | 7.76 mL | 15.53 mL |
| 5 mM | 0.31 mL | 1.55 mL | 3.11 mL |
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Background References
References are publications that support the biological activity of the product.
- Giancola Evaluation of the cytosolic uptake of HaloTag using a pH-sensitive dye. ACS Chem.Biol. 2024 PMID: 38525961
- Grimm Virginia Orange: A versatile, red-shifted fluorescein scaffold for single- and dual-input fluorogenic probes. BC Conj.Chem. 2015 PMID: 26636613
Product Specific Notices for Virginia Orange, Haloalkane
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