Hydroxystilbamidine
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Hydroxystilbamidine | |
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IUPAC name | 4-[(E)-2-(4-carbamimidoylphenyl)ethenyl]- 3-hydroxybenzenecarboximidamide |
Identifiers | |
CAS number | [495-99-8] |
PubChem | |
SMILES | Oc2cc(ccc2/C=C/c1ccc(cc1)C(N)=N)C(N)=N |
Properties | |
Molecular formula | C16H16N4O |
Molar mass | 280.324 g/mol |
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Hydroxystilbamidine (trade name FluoroGold) is a fluorescent dye that emits different frequencies of light when bound to DNA and RNA. It is used as a retrograde tracer for outlining neurons, and as a histochemical stain.