Product Description: Biocytin (Standard) is the analytical standard of Biocytin. This product is intended for research and analytical applications. Biocytin is a conjugate of D-biotin and L-lysine, where the carboxylate of D-biotin is coupled with the -amine of L-lysine via a secondary amide bond. Biocytin is a classical neuroanatomical tracer commonly used to map brain connectivity. Biocytin is used as a versatile marker in anterograde, retrograde and intracellular neuroanatomical investigations and in biotinidase assays[1][2].
Formula: C16H28N4O4S
References: [1]Roth G, et al. Morphology and axonal projection pattern of neurons in the telencephalon of the fire-bellied toad Bombina orientalis: an anterograde, retrograde, and intracellular biocytin labeling study. J Comp Neurol. 2004 Oct 4;478(1):35-61./[2]Mishra A, et al. Improved neuronal tract tracing with stable biocytin-derived neuroimaging agents. ACS Chem Neurosci. 2010 Feb 17;1(2):129-38./[3]MacNeil MA, et al. Biocytin wide-field bipolar cells in rabbit retina selectively contact blue cones. J Comp Neurol. 2008 Jan 1;506(1):6-15.
CAS Number: 576-19-2
Molecular Weight: 372.48
Research Area: Neurological Disease
Target: Endogenous Metabolite;Reference Standards
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