2-NBD-Glucose - 5 mg

Activity: Glucose uptake probe . Function/Pharmacology: Fluorescent glucose uptake probe. May be used to monitor glucose uptake in live cells and as a cell viability indicator1,2. Has been used to measure glucose uptake in cultured hippocampal astrocytes using confocal epifluorescence microscopy3. NBD fluorescence typically displays excitation/emission maxima of 465/540 nm. Cell permeable. Chemical Name: 2-Deoxy-2-[(7-nitro-2,1,3-benzoxadiazol-4-yl)amino]-D-glucose