WST-1 (Synonyms: Water-Soluble Tetrazolium 1) |
Catalog No.GC48398 |
A water-soluble and cell-permeable tetrazolium dye
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Cas No.: 150849-52-8
Sample solution is provided at 25 µL, 10mM.
WST-1 is a water-soluble and cell-permeable tetrazolium dye.1,2,3 Upon NADH-dependent enzymatic cleavage by cellular mitochondrial dehydrogenases, formazan is released, which can be quantified by colorimetric detection at 450 nm as a measure of cell viability.
1.Francoeur, A.M., and Assalian, A.Microcat: A novel cell proliferation and cytotoxicity assay based on WST-1Biochemica319-25(1996) 2.Ishiyama, M., Shiga, M., Sasamoto, K., et al.A new sulfonated tetrazolium salt that produces a highly water-soluble formazan dyeChem. Pharm. Bull.41(6)1118-1122(1993) 3.Ishiyama, M., Tominaga, H., Shiga, M., et al.A combined assay of cell viability and in vitro cytotoxicity with a highly water-soluble tetrazolium salt, neutral red and crystal violetBiol. Pharm. Bull.19(11)1518-1520(1996)
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