Product M0780
Rose Bengal Diacetate



 

 

Molecular Weight: 1057.74

Storage: F, D

[C=Cold D=Desiccated F=Frozen L=Light Sensitive RT=Room Temperature]

Soluble: CH2Cl2, DMSO

Absorption: (in nm) 313

Molecular Formula: C24H8Cl4I4O7

CAS Number: [61738-01-0]

Unit Price (USD): 5 mg $86.80

Bulk Price/unit (when you buy 5 or more): $69.44

Description:
Rose bengal is a per-halogenated fluorescein derivative that is among the most efficient producers of singlet oxygen known. The diacetate derivative M0780, exhibits greatly improved membrane permeability, allowing it to accumulate intracellularly where esterase activity releases the active rose bengal photosensitizer. Activation with UV light at 561 nm causes singlet oxygen production and photosensitization. Rose Bengal has been widely used in photodynamic therapy of tumors, to inactivate viruses, gram-positive bacteria and protozoa, and to produce photohemolysis, and induce occlusion of blood vessels in a procedure called photothrombosis.

Note:
Upon esterase activation Rose Bengal Product M1277 is released with ABS= 561 nm

References:

  • Bottiroli, G., Croce, A.C., Balzarini, P., Locatelli, D., Baglioni, P., Lo Nostro, P., Monici, M., Pratesi, R.,"Enzyme-assisted cell photosensitization: a proposal for an efficient approach to tumor therapy and diagnosis. The rose bengal fluorogenic substrate." (1997) Photochem. Photobiol. 66, 374-383.
  • Lenard, J., Rabson, A., Vanderoef, R., "Photodynamic inactivation of infectivity of human immunodeficiency virus and other enveloped viruses using hypericin and rose bengal: inhibition of fusion and syncytia formation." (1993) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 90:158-162.
  • Dahl, T.A., Midden, W.R., Neckers, D.C., "Comparison of photodynamic action by rose bengal in gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria." (1988) Photochem. Photobiol. 48:607-612.
  • Valenzeno, D.P., Trudgen, J., Hutzenbuhler, A., Milne, M., "Singlet Oxygen involvement in photohemolysis sensitized by mercyanine-540 and rose bengal." (1987) Photochem. Photobiol. 46:985-990.