RuBi-Nicotine

Name: RuBi-Nicotine
Brand: Tocris Bioscience
SKU: 3855

Tocris Bioscience, part of Bio-Techne | Catalog # 3855

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COA / SDS

Caged nicotine; rapidly excitable by visible light

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Key Product Details

Description:	Caged nicotine; rapidly excitable by visible light
Chemical Name:	Bis(2,2'-bipyridine-N,N')bis(S-nicotine-N1) ruthenium(2⁺) dichloride
Molecular Weight:	808.81

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Biological Activity for RuBi-Nicotine

RuBi-Nicotine is a ruthenium-bisbipyridine-caged nicotine, excitable by irradiation with visible light. Undergoes rapid photolysis to release nicotine (

Licensing Information

Sold under licence from Columbia University

Technical Data for RuBi-Nicotine

M. Wt	808.81
Formula	C₄₀H₄₄Cl₂N₈Ru
Storage	Store at -20°C
CAS Number	1256362-30-7
PubChem ID	90488888
InChi Key	DRYNYXIOLIUZSG-ZPFSJBFKSA-L
Smiles	[Cl-].[Cl-].[Ru++].C1=CN=C(C=C1)C1=CC=CC=N1.C1=CC=C(N=C1)C1=CC=CC=N1.[H][C@]1(CCCN1C)C1=CC=CN=C1.[H][C@]1(CCCN1C)C1=CC=CN=C1

The technical data provided above is for guidance only. For batch specific data refer to the Certificate of Analysis.

Tocris products are intended for laboratory research use only, unless stated otherwise.

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References for RuBi-Nicotine

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

Filevich A caged nicotine with nanosecond range kinetics and visible light sensitivity. J.Inorg.Biochem. 2010 PMID: 20825994