Properties
Description
This high-purity (≥95%) reagent features the blue fluorescent dye dansyl conjugated to lactosyl via a 350 Da polyethylene glycol (PEG) spacer for fluorescence microscopy and carbohydrate binding assays.
Molecular Weight
PEG 350 Da
Source
Chemical synthesis
Solubility
Dansyl-PEG-lactosyl is soluble in a wide range of organic solvents, such as DCM, DMF, and DMSO, and shows excellent solubility in water.
Identity
Confirmed by NMR.
Applications
Dansyl conjugated to lactosyl with a 350 Da PEG spacer can be used as a small, blue-emitting fluorescent probe to study the initial binding of carbohydrate ligands to lectins using fluorescence anisotropy.
