CRANAD 2

• CAT Number: R061912
• CAS Number: 1193447-34-5
• Molecular Formula: C23H25BF2N2O2
• Molecular Weight: 410.272
• Purity: ≥95%
• Target: Amyloid β
• Solubility: Limited solubility
• Storage: Store at -20C
• IUPAC Name: [4-[(2Z)-2-[6-[(E)-2-[4-(dimethylamino)phenyl]ethenyl]-2,2-difluoro-1,3-dioxa-2-boranuidacyclohex-5-en-4-ylidene]ethylidene]cyclohexa-2,5-dien-1-ylidene]-dimethylazanium
• InChI: InChI=1S/C23H25BF2N2O2/c1-27(2)20-11-5-18(6-12-20)9-15-22-17-23(30-24(25,26)29-22)16-10-19-7-13-21(14-8-19)28(3)4/h5-17H,1-4H3
• InChIKey: PVXQJYXODFZTBR-UHFFFAOYSA-N
• SMILES: [B-]1(OC(=CC(=CC=C2C=CC(=[N+](C)C)C=C2)O1)C=CC3=CC=C(C=C3)N(C)C)(F)F

CRANAD-2 is a difluoroboron-derivatized curcumins as near-infrared probe for in vivo detection of amyloid-beta deposits. Upon interacting with Abeta aggregates, CRANAD-2 undergoes a range of changes, which include a 70-fold fluorescence intensity increase, a 90 nm blue shift (from 805 to 715 nm), and a large increase in quantum yield. Moreover, this probe also shows a high affinity for Abeta aggregates (K(d) = 38.0 nM), a reasonable log P value (log P = 3), considerable stability in serum, and a weak interaction with albumin. After intravenous injection of this probe, 19-month-old Tg2576 mice exhibited significantly higher relative signal than that of the control mice over the same period of time.

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