Dilinoleyl DiO (1,1′-dilinoleyl-3,3′-oxacarbocynanine perchlorate), also known as FAST DiO, has identical absorption and emission spectra as DiO (#60011). However, due to its unsaturated hydrocarbon chains, dilinoleyl DiO has a much faster lateral diffusion rate in cell membranes than DiO.
- λEx/λEm (MeOH) = 484/499 nm
- ε = 140,000
- Yellow orange solid soluble in ethanol, DMF or DMSO
- Store at -20°C
- C53H77ClN2O6
- MW: 873.65
Fast DiO is a trademark of Molecular Probes.
References
1. Neuron 17, 91 (1996).