ASMI Property

storage temp. 

2-8°C

solubility 

DMSO: 10mg/mL, clear

form 

powder

color 

white to beige

Hazard and Precautionary Statements (GHS)

Symbol(GHS)

Signal word

Warning

Hazard statements

H315Causes skin irritation

H319Causes serious eye irritation

H335May cause respiratory irritation

Precautionary statements

P305+P351+P338IF IN EYES: Rinse cautiously with water for several minutes. Remove contact lenses, if present and easy to do. Continuerinsing.

ASMI Chemical Properties,Usage,Production

Biochem/physiol Actions

ASMI is a cell-permeable, non-toxic, biocompatible, photostable, positively charged, mitochondria targeting styryl-methylpyridinium based compound that acts as a rapid, cysteine selective, sensitive, and ratiometric (F 518 /F 452 ?nm) fluorescent turn-on probe (0.5 - 40 μM of [Cys]). Under physiological conditions, cysteine thiol reacts with the ASMI acrylate moiety in a time-dependent manner, and induces a facile intramolecular cyclization to release fluorogenic oxystyryl methylpyridinium. ASMI displays high selectivity over other biothiols (Kobs??= 0.75, 0.038, 0.011 & 0.012 min -1 ?for Cys, Hcy, GSH & Na 2 S, respectively) and with no interference from other biologically relevant amino acids, essential metal ions, and anions, including Na2S. Shown to monitor mitochondrial Cys levels in HeLa cells and in deep tissues (150 μm of penetration depth) by two-photon excited fluorescence microscopy.