Chemical Name: N-(9-Acridinyl)maleimide
CAS: 49759-20-8
Appearance: Yellow crystalline powder
Purity: ≥96.0% (HPLC)
MW: 274.27, C17H10N2O2
Storage Condition: 0-5ºC
Shipping Condition: ambient temperature
Derivatization Reaction
Product Description
NAM is a labeling reagent for sulfhydryl groups that forms highly fluorescent compounds. It reacts with thiol compounds in aqueous solutions at pH 3-10, and can be used to detect picomolar levels of cysteine per injection by HPLC. The sensitivity of NAM is approximately 100 times that of DTNB. The excitation and emission wavelength of the derivatized compound are 365 nm and 435-440 nm, respectively.
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