EdU(ethynyldeoxyuridine)isanucleoside,ananalogofthymidine,carryinganethynylgroup.ThisnucleosidebehavesasasubstrateforcellularDNAreplicationmachinery.Then,DNAcontainingethynylgroupscanbedevelopedbyClickchemistryreactionwithvariousdyeazides.FluorescentDNAcanbedetectedbymicroscopy,orcellscanbesortedbyFACS.
Recommendedprotocol
AssayingcellproliferationandDNAreplicationwithClickChemistry
Generalproperties
| Appearance: | whitesolid | 
| Molecularweight: | 252.22 | 
| CASnumber: | 61135-33-9 | 
| Molecularformula: | C11H12N2O5 | 
| Solubility: | goodinwater | 
| Qualitycontrol: | NMR1H,HPLC-MS(95%) | 
| Storageconditions: | Storage:24monthsafterreceivalat-20°Cinthedark.Transportation:atroomtemperatureforupto3weeks. |