Uses
5,5'-Difluoro BAPTA is a difluoro-derivative of BAPTA (HY-100168). 5,5'-Difluoro BAPTA is the most widely used probe for studying cytosolic free Ca2+ by 19F NMR. 5,5'-Difluoro BAPTA has high selectivity for Ca2+. 5,5'-Difluoro BAPTA can inhibit the growth of pollen tube[1][2].
References
[1] Bar-Shir A, et al. Metal ion sensing using ion chemical exchange saturation transfer 19F magnetic resonance imaging. J Am Chem Soc. 2013 Aug 21;135(33):12164-7. DOI:
10.1021/ja403542g[2] Pierson ES, et al. Pollen tube growth is coupled to the extracellular calcium ion flux and the intracellular calcium gradient: effect of BAPTA-type buffers and hypertonic media. Plant Cell. 1994 Dec;6(12):1815-28. DOI:
10.1105/tpc.6.12.1815[3] Kostellow AB, et al. Iron-catalyzed lipid peroxidation in aortic cells in vitro: protective effect of extracellular magnesium. Atherosclerosis. 2004 Jul;175(1):15-22. DOI:
10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2004.01.040
