NADA-green

Name: NADA-green
Brand: Tocris Bioscience
SKU: 6648

Tocris Bioscience, part of Bio-Techne | Catalog # 6648

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Fluorescent D-amino acid for labeling peptidoglycans in live bacteria

Key Product Details

Chemical Name:	3-[(7-Nitro-2,1,3-benzoxadiazol-4-yl)amino]-D-alanine hydrochloride
Purity:	≥95%

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Biological Activity for NADA-green

NADA-green is a fluorescent D-amino acid. Suitable for labeling peptidoglycans in live bacteria. Incorporated into bacterial cell walls during synthesis. Results in strong peripheral and septal labeling of taxonomically diverse bacterial cell populations without affecting growth rate. Excitation/emission λ ~450/555 nm.

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Technical Data for NADA-green

Formula	C₉H₉N₅O₅.HCl
Storage	Store at -20°C
Purity	≥95%
CAS Number	2253733-11-6

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Soluble Soluble to 100 mM in DMSO

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References for NADA-green

References are publications that support the biological activity of the product.

Kuru et al. In situ probing of newly synthesized peptidoglycan in live bacteria with fluorescent D-amino acids. Angew.Chem.Int.Ed., 2012;51:12519 PMID: 23055266
Kuru et al. Synthesis of fluorescent D-amino acids and their use for probing peptidoglycan synthesis and bacterial growth in situ. Nat.Protoc., 2014;10:33 PMID: 25474031
Ladokhin et al. Determining the Membrane Topology of Proteins: Insertion Pathway of a Transmembrane Helix of Annexin 12 Biochemistry, 2002;41:13617 PMID: 12427023