WST-1 Chemical Properties

Melting point:

> 300°C

storage temp. 

Amber Vial, -20°C Freezer, Under inert atmosphere

solubility 

DMSO (Slightly), Methanol (Very Slightly, Sonicated), Water (Slightly)

form 

Solid

color 

Pale Yellow to Beige

Stability:

Hygroscopic

WST-1 Usage And Synthesis

Chemical Properties

Pale Yellow Powder

Uses

A highly sensitive tetrazolium reagent (light red) that produces a water-soluble formazan (dark red color) in NADH and cell proliferation assays due to cleavage by mitochondrial dehydrogenase. WST-1 formazan l max = 438nm; e= 3.7 x 10