WST-8 is a water-soluble tetrazolium salt used for assessing cell metabolic activity. At neutral pH and in the presence of the intermediate electron acceptor, 1-methoxy phenazine methosulfate, NADPH-dependent cellular oxidoreductases, acting via plasma membrane electron transport, reduce the cell-impermeant WST-8 outside the cell to a water-soluble formazan dye with absorbance max at 460 nm.{10833,30333} It is typically used as a cell viability indicator in cell proliferation assays.
Territorial Availability: Available through Bertin Technologies only in France
| Size | 10 mg, 100 mg, 50 mg, 500 mg |
|---|---|
| Shipping | dry ice |
| CAS number | 193149-74-5 |
| Molecular formula | C20H13N6O11S2 • Na |
| Smiles | [O-]S(C1=CC(S([O-])(=O)=O)=C(C2=NN(C3=CC=C([N+]([O-])=O)C=C3)[N+](C4=C(OC)C=C([N+]([O-])=O)C=C4)=N2)C=C1)(=O)=O.[Na+] |
| Molecular weight | 600,5 |
| Custom code | 2930.90 |
| Formulation | A crystalline solid |
| Purity | ≥98% |
| UNSPSC code | 12352100 |
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