878557-19-8

878557-19-8 structure

Name: 23-(dipyrrometheneboron difluoride)-24-norcholesterol
Chemical Name: Boron, [(3β)-24-(3,5-dimethyl-1H-pyrrol-2-yl-κN)-24-(3,5-dimethyl-2H-pyrrol-2-ylidene-κN)chol-5-en-3-olato]difluoro-, (T-4)
CAS Number: 878557-19-8
Molecular Formula: C₃₆H₅₁BF₂N₂O
Molecular Weight: 576.61100
Catalog: Research Areas Others
Create Date: 2016-09-07 17:16:25
Modify Date: 2025-08-27 17:25:21
BODIPY-cholesterol is an intrinsically lipophilic, and cell-permeable analog of cholesterol with a fluorescent BODIPY group. BODIPY-cholesterol can be used to monitor sterol uptake and inter-organelle sterol flux in cells. (Excitation/Emission: 480/508 nm)[1].

Name	Boron, [(3β)-24-(3,5-dimethyl-1H-pyrrol-2-yl-κN)-24-(3,5-dimethyl-2H-pyrrol-2-ylidene-κN)chol-5-en-3-olato]difluoro-, (T-4)
Synonyms	Bodipy cholesterol TopFluor Cholesterol Bodipy FL cholesterol 23-(dipyrrometheneboron difluoride)-24-norcholesterol

Description	BODIPY-cholesterol is an intrinsically lipophilic, and cell-permeable analog of cholesterol with a fluorescent BODIPY group. BODIPY-cholesterol can be used to monitor sterol uptake and inter-organelle sterol flux in cells. (Excitation/Emission: 480/508 nm)[1].
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In Vitro	BODIPY-cholesterol assay To prepare a stock solution of BODIPY-cholesterol for this assay, the analogue is reconstituted in DMSO to a stock concentration of 1-10 μM[1]. Cells diluted with PBS (or other buffers) are washed (300×g, 10 min) to remove excess diluent and the loose pellet resuspended with vehicle media to a proper concentration[1]. Cell suspensions are labeled with BODIPY-cholesterol (final concentration of 0.5-5 µM), mixed thoroughly and incubated for 10 -20 mins at 37 °C[1]. The cells are diluted with each of the capacitation media conditions as outlined in Incubation media to a final concentration and incubated for 2 h prior to flow cytometric assessment[1].
References	[1]. Daniel Wüstner, et al.Potential of BODIPY-cholesterol for analysis of cholesterol transport and diffusion in living cells. Chem Phys Lipids. 2016 Jan;194:12-28. [2]. Maarit Hölttä-Vuori, et al. BODIPY-cholesterol: a new tool to visualize sterol trafficking in living cells and organiss. Traffic. 2008 Nov;9(11):1839-49.