Dansyl amide

Dansyl amide
Ball-and-stick model of the dansyl amide molecule
Names
IUPAC name
5-(dimethylamino)naphthalene-1-sulfonamide
Other names
Dansyl amide
Identifiers
1431-39-6 
ChemSpider 58587 
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PubChem 65077
Properties
C12H14N2O2S
Molar mass 250.31676
Except where noted otherwise, data is given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C (77 °F), 100 kPa)
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Infobox references

Dansyl amide is a reactive fluorescent dye that is used in biochemistry and chemistry to label substances with the fluorescent dansyl group.[1] It is also produced as a side-product in the labelling of amino acids with dansyl chloride.[2]

References

  1. Misra A, Tripathi S, Misra K (2000). "Fluorescent labelling of ribonucleosides at 2'-terminus; comparative fluorescence studies". Nucleic Acids Symp. Ser. (44): 291–2. PMID 12903383.
  2. Tapuhi Y, Schmidt DE, Lindner W, Karger BL (July 1981). "Dansylation of amino acids for high-performance liquid chromatography analysis". Anal. Biochem. 115 (1): 123–9. doi:10.1016/0003-2697(81)90534-0. PMID 7304940.