General description
TopFluor is dipyrrometheneboron difluoride undecanoic acid. It is used for labeling lipids. Fluorescent lipids are widely used in live imaging in cell culture and animal models. TopFluor is a green variant of BODIPY (a fluorescent tag for lipids). TopFluor has two additional methyl groups compared to boron-dipyrromethene (BODIPY) and carbon 1 of its central ring is bonded to the lipid conjugate. It forms a T-shaped molecule in contrast to the linear molecule formed by BODIPY FL- fatty acids FAs).
Legal Information
TopFluor is a registered trademark of Avanti Polar Lipids, Inc.
Packaging
5mL Amber Glass Screw Cap Vial (810259C-1MG)
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