Stains-All

Stains-All, a cationic carbocyanine dye, is a convenient probe to study the structural features of the individual calcium-binding sites of calmodulin (CaM) and related calcium-binding proteins (CaBP) [1][2].

Product Specifications

CAS Number

[7423-31-6]

UNSPSC

12171500

Hazard Statement

H315, H319, H335, H412

Target

Calmodulin

Type

Dye Reagents

Related Pathways

Membrane Transporter/Ion Channel

Field of Research

Others

Assay Protocol

https://www.medchemexpress.com/Stains-All.html

Concentration

10mM

Purity

99.91

Solubility

DMSO : 8.33 mg/mL (ultrasonic; warming; heat to 80°C)

Smiles

CC(/C=C1SC2=CC=C3C=CC=CC3=C2N\1CC)=C\C4=[N+](CC)C5=C6C=CC=CC6=CC=C5S4.[Br-]

Molecular Formula

C30H27BrN2S2

Molecular Weight

559.58

Precautions

H315, H319, H335, H412

References & Citations

[1]Gruber HE, et al. Application of stains-all for demarcation of cement lines in methacrylate embedded bone. Biotech Histochem. 1991;66 (4) :181-184.|[2]Sharma Y, et al. Studies on the interaction of the dye, stains-all, with individual calcium-binding domains of calmodulin. FEBS Lett. 1993;326 (1-3) :59-64.|[3]Campbell KP, et al. Staining of the Ca2+-binding proteins, calsequestrin, calmodulin, troponin C, and S-100, with the cationic carbocyanine dye "Stains-all". J Biol Chem. 1983;258 (18) :11267-11273.