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Fura-2

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Definition: A fluorescent calcium chelating agent which is used to study intracellular calcium in many tissues. The fluorescent and chelating properties of Fura-2 aid in the quantitation of endothelial cell injury, in monitoring ATP-dependent calcium uptake by membrane vesicles, and in the determination of the relationship between cytoplasmic free calcium and oxidase activation in rat neutrophils.  D25-26 qualif   
Pharmacological Action Chelating Agents; Fluorescent Dyes 		Other names Fura 2
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSourceDrugs*
fura-PE3  0   Fura-2/*analogs & derivatives. Biophys J 1995 Nov;69(5):2112-24
fura-FFP18  0   Fura-2/*analogs & derivatives. Biophys J 1995 Nov;69(5):2112-24
mag-Fura 5  0   Fura-2/*analogs & derivatives. Neuron 1995 Jun;14(6):1223-31
fura F  156638-57-2   Fura-2/*analogs & derivatives. Am J Physiol 1994 May;266(5 Pt1):C1313-22
C18-fura-2  154933-56-9   Fura-2/*analogs & derivatives. J Biol Chem 1994 Apr 1;269(13):10141-9
Mag-Fura-2-acetoxymethyl ester  130100-20-8   Fura-2/*analogs & derivatives. J Physiol (Lond) 1991;435:483
2-(2-(5-carboxy)oxazole)-5-hydroxy-6-aminobenzofuran-N,N,O-triacetic acid  120551-15-7   Fura-2/*analogs & derivatives.
Pharma Action Fluorescent Dyes 		Am J Physiol 1989;256(3 Pt 1):C540
fura-2-am  105344-37-4   Fura-2/*analogs & derivatives.
Pharma Action Fluorescent Dyes 		Biochem Biophys Res Commun 1986;138(3):1153

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