Nonyl Acridine Orange (NAO)

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NAO is a mitochondrial dye whose staining is not dependent on mitochondrial membrane potential, unlike JC-1 and Rhodamine 123. NAO has been used to study multidrug resistance and to measure changes in mitochondrial mass during apoptosis. 

 
• &lamba;_Ex/&lamba;_Em (MeOH) = 495/522nm
 
• ε (MeOH) = 63,000
 
• Orange solid soluble in DMSO or DMF
 
• Store at 4°C and protect from light, especially in solution
 
• C₂₆H₃₈BrN₃
 
• MW: 473
 
• [75168-11-5]