BODIPY-Palmitate

BODIPY-Palmitate is a fluorescently tagged form of palmitic acid that displays excitation/emission maxima of 488/508 nm, respectively.^1,2 It has been used to monitor fatty acid uptake and metabolism in cultured cells.

1. Palanivel, R., and Sweeney, G. Regulation of fatty acid uptake and metabolism in L6 skeletal muscle cells by resistin FEBS Lett. 579(22),5049-5054(2005).
2. Nealon, J.R., Blanksby, S.J., Donaldson, P.J., et al. Fatty acid uptake and incorporation into phospholipids in the rat lens Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. 52(2),804-809(2011).