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CHEBI:37926 - fluorescein isothiocyanate
| ChEBI ID | CHEBI:37926 |
| ChEBI Name | fluorescein isothiocyanate |
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| Definition | An oxaspiro compound that is an isothiocyanato derivative of fluorescein. It exists as two isomers, with the isothiocyanato group located at either the 5- or 6-position. |
| Last Modified | 25 July 2013 |
| Submitter | Kirill Degtyarenko |
| Roles Classification |
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| Biological Roles: | hapten Any substance capable of eliciting an immune response only when attached to a large carrier such as a protein. Examples include dinitrophenols; oligosaccharides; peptides; and heavy metals. antigen Any substance that stimulates an immune response in the body, such as through antibody production or by presentation to a T-cell receptor after binding to a major histocompability complex (MHC). |
| Applications: | fluorochrome A fluorescent dye used to stain biological specimens. fluorescent probe A role played by a fluorescent molecular entity used to study the microscopic environment by fluorescence spectroscopy. |
| ChEBI Ontology |
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| Outgoing Relation(s) |
| fluorescein isothiocyanate (CHEBI:37926) has functional parent fluorescein (lactone form) (CHEBI:31624) |
| fluorescein isothiocyanate (CHEBI:37926) has role antigen (CHEBI:59132) |
| fluorescein isothiocyanate (CHEBI:37926) has role fluorescent dye (CHEBI:51121) |
| fluorescein isothiocyanate (CHEBI:37926) has role fluorescent probe (CHEBI:39442) |
| fluorescein isothiocyanate (CHEBI:37926) has role fluorochrome (CHEBI:51217) |
| fluorescein isothiocyanate (CHEBI:37926) has role hapten (CHEBI:59174) |
| fluorescein isothiocyanate (CHEBI:37926) is a oxaspiro compound (CHEBI:37948) |
| Incoming Relation(s) |
| fluorescein 5-isothiocyanate (CHEBI:37918) is a fluorescein isothiocyanate (CHEBI:37926) |
| fluorescein 6-isothiocyanate (CHEBI:37928) is a fluorescein isothiocyanate (CHEBI:37926) |
| IUPAC Name |
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| 3',6'-dihydroxy-4-isothiocyanato-3H-spiro[2-benzofuran-1,9'-xanthen]-3-one |
| Synonyms | Source |
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| fluorescein isothiocyanate | ChemIDplus |
| FITC | ChemIDplus |
| Fluoreszeinisothiocyanat | ChEBI |
| 3',6'-Dihydroxy-5(or 6)-isothiocyanatospiro(isobenzofuran-1(3H),9'-(9H)xanthene)-3-one | ChemIDplus |
| Registry Numbers | Sources |
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| Beilstein:1407295 | Beilstein |
| CAS:27072-45-3 | ChemIDplus |
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