fluorescein isothiocyanate

Term ID

CHEBI:37926

Synonyms

• 3',6'-dihydroxy-4-isothiocyanato-3H-spiro[2-benzofuran-1,9'-xanthen]-3-one
• 3',6'-Dihydroxy-5(or 6)-isothiocyanatospiro(isobenzofuran-1(3H),9'-(9H)xanthene)-3-one
• FITC
• fluorescein isothiocyanate
• Fluoreszeinisothiocyanat

Definition

An oxaspiro compound that is an isothiocyanato derivative of fluorescein. It exists as two isomers, with the isothiocyanato group located at either the 5- or 6-position.

References

• beilstein:1407295
• cas:27072-45-3
• pubmed:10771133
• pubmed:11033063
• pubmed:15459331
• pubmed:15532565
• pubmed:17222473
• pubmed:17826731
• pubmed:18230185
• pubmed:18281972
• pubmed:23319388
• pubmed:23477460
• pubmed:23596091
• pubmed:7430623
• pubmed:7674093
• pubmed:7680023
• pubmed:7764542
• pubmed:8735869
• pubmed:9540973

Ontology

ChEBI  ( EBI )