Shelf life (days): 1460.0
Formulation: A solid
Formal Name: 4-[2-[4-(dibutylamino)phenyl]ethenyl]-1-[3-(triethylammonio)propyl]-pyridinium, dibromide
Formula Markup: C30H49N3 / 2Br
Formula Weight: 611.5
CAS Number: 149838-22-2
Notes: A styryl dye and an inhibitor of mechanosensitive ion channels; reversibly binds to cell membranes and has been used to monitor synaptogenesis and reinnervation, endocytosis, and vacuole formation in vitro; inhibits rapidly and slowly adapting mechanically activated currents in both capsaicin-insensitive and capsaicin-sensitive isolated rat dorsal root ganglion neurons from 0.6-15 µM; ex/em = 485/535 nm, respectively