H2DCFDA (solution)
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H2DCFDA (DCFH-DA) (solution) is a cell-permeable probe used to detect intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) (Ex/Em=488/525 nm) .
Solvent and concentration: DMSO: 10 mM.
The 1 mL volume is defined as the base specification. All larger sizes correspond to incremental volumes of this base.
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Storage:
Please store the product under the recommended conditions in the Certificate of Analysis.
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Biological Activity
Description
Solvent and concentration: DMSO: 10 mM.
The 1 mL volume is defined as the base specification. All larger sizes correspond to incremental volumes of this base.
In Vitro
Guide (The following is our recommended protocol. This protocol is only a guide and should be modified according to your specific needs).
1. Working Solution Preparation
The corresponding stock solution can be diluted according to the actual situation. Note that if the solvent is DMSO, the cytotoxicity of DMSO must be considered, and a solvent control should be prepared; if the solvent is pure water, the working solution needs to be filtered and sterilized before adding cells.
2. Cell staining (suspended cells)
2.1 Collect cells by centrifugation and wash twice with PBS for 5 minutes each time.
2.2 Add 1 mL of dye working solution and incubate at room temperature for 5-30 minutes.
2.3 Centrifuge at 400 g for 3-4 minutes and discard the supernatant.
2.4 Add PBS to wash the cells twice, 5 minutes each time.
2.5 Resuspend the cells in 1 mL of serum-free medium or PBS and observe using a fluorescence microscope or flow cytometer.
3. Cell staining (adherent cells)
3.1 Culture the adherent cells on a sterile coverslip.
3.2 Remove the coverslip from the culture medium and remove the excess culture medium.
3.3 Add 100 μL of dye working solution, gently shake to completely cover the cells, and incubate for 5-30 minutes.
3.4 Aspirate the dye working solution, wash 2-3 times with culture medium, 5 minutes each time, and observe using a fluorescence microscope or flow cytometer.
Note: If flow cytometry is required, the cells need to be digested with trypsin and resuspended before staining.
MedChemExpress (MCE) has not independently confirmed the accuracy of these methods. They are for reference only. Further protocols information, click here.
Chemical Information
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Appearance Liquid
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Color Colorless to light yellow
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SMILES
[H2DCFDA (solution)]
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Shipping
Room temperature in continental US; may vary elsewhere.
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Storage
Please store the product under the recommended conditions in the Certificate of Analysis.
Publications (1)
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Protocols
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ROS/oxidative-stress fluorescent staining
ROS/oxidative-stress fluorescent staining uses cell-permeant fluorogenic probes that become fluorescent after oxidation inside cells or tissues; commonly used examples include DCFH-DA/DCFDA for broad cellular oxidant detection, DHE for superoxide-related signal detection, MitoSOX for mitochondrial superoxide-related signal detection, and CellROX probes for oxidative-stress-associated fluorescence readouts. The assay detects probe oxidation rather than a single ROS species unless the probe and analysis method have been chemically validated for that species. DCFH-DA enters cells, is deacetylated by intracellular esterases to DCFH, and produces fluorescent DCF after oxidation, so the readout is used as an operational measure of total cellular oxidative stress rather than a species-specific ROS measurement. DHE and MitoSOX can report superoxide-related oxidation, but red fluorescence alone can include non-specific ethidium-like oxidation products; HPLC or optimized spectral approaches are
Purity & Documentation
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Data Sheet (267 KB)
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SDS (251 KB)
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Handling Instructions (2659 KB)
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Calculators
Concentration (start) × Volume (start) = Concentration (final) × Volume (final)