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LUCIGENIN

CAS No.
2315-97-1
Chemical Name:
LUCIGENIN
Synonyms
L-6868;LUCIGENIN;NSC-151912;Lucigenine;Lucigenin(L-6868;Lucigenin Nitrate;Lucigenin, HPLC 99%;LUCIGENIN USP/EP/BP;Lucigenin, 10 mM in DMSO;9,9'-Bi(10-methylacridinium)
CBNumber:
CB3325847
Molecular Formula:
C28H22N4O6
Molecular Weight:
510.5
MDL Number:
MFCD00011925
MOL File:
2315-97-1.mol
MSDS File:
SDS
TDS File:
TDS
Last updated:2026-07-16 07:06:08

LUCIGENIN Properties

Melting point 250°C
storage temp. room temp
solubility acetic acid: soluble10mg/mL
form powder
color Yellow powder with orange to brown cast
λmax 455nm
BRN 3901768
Biological Applications Chloride indicator; diagnosis of hemostatic disorders; detecting bacteria,nucleicacids,proteins,pathogens; identifying respiratory infections; generating and detecting reactive oxygen species; chemiluminescent indicator
Major Application diagnostic assay manufacturing
hematology
histology
InChI InChI=1S/C28H22N2.2NO3/c1-29-23-15-7-3-11-19(23)27(20-12-4-8-16-24(20)29)28-21-13-5-9-17-25(21)30(2)26-18-10-6-14-22(26)28;2*2-1(3)4/h3-18H,1-2H3;;/q+2;2*-1
InChIKey KNJDBYZZKAZQNG-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES C1(=C2C=CC=CC2=[N+](C)C2=CC=CC=C12)C1=C2C=CC=CC2=[N+](C)C2=CC=CC=C12.[N+]([O-])([O-])=O.[N+]([O-])([O-])=O
UNSPSC Code 12171500
NACRES NA.47

SAFETY

Risk and Safety Statements

Symbol(GHS)  Flame Over Circle (GHS03)Exclamation Mark (GHS07)
GHS03,GHS07
Signal word  Warning
Hazard statements  H272-H315-H319
Precautionary statements  P210-P220-P221-P264-P280-P302+P352+P332+P313+P362+P364-P305+P351+P338+P337+P313-P501
PPE Eyeshields, Gloves, type N95 (US)
Safety Statements  24/25
RIDADR  1479
WGK Germany  3
HazardClass  5.1
PackingGroup  III
HS Code  29339900
Storage Class 11 - Combustible Solids
NFPA 704
0
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LUCIGENIN price More Price(40)

Manufacturer Product number Product description CAS number Packaging Price Updated Buy
Sigma-Aldrich M8010 N,N′-Dimethyl-9,9′-biacridinium dinitrate used as chemiluminescent reagent 2315-97-1 1g $435 2026-04-30 Buy
Sigma-Aldrich M8010 N,N′-Dimethyl-9,9′-biacridinium dinitrate used as chemiluminescent reagent 2315-97-1 5g $1410 2026-04-30 Buy
TCI Chemical B1203 10,10'-Dimethyl-9,9'-biacridinium Dinitrate [for Chemiluminescence Research] >97.0%(HPLC) 2315-97-1 1g $137 2026-04-30 Buy
TCI Chemical B1203 10,10'-Dimethyl-9,9'-biacridinium Dinitrate [for Chemiluminescence Research] >97.0%(HPLC) 2315-97-1 5g $412 2026-04-30 Buy
Cayman Chemical 14872 Lucigenin ≥95% 2315-97-1 50mg $36 2026-04-30 Buy
Product number Packaging Price Buy
M8010 1g $435 Buy
M8010 5g $1410 Buy
B1203 1g $137 Buy
B1203 5g $412 Buy
14872 50mg $36 Buy

LUCIGENIN Chemical Properties,Uses,Production

Description

Lucigenin is a chemiluminescent probe used to detect superoxide production and the presence of chloride. It can be used to detect superoxide production by enzymatic and cellular sources. It is a sensitive method that has been applied to the monitoring of superoxide production from xanthine oxidase, microsomal NADPH cytochrome reductase, and NADPH oxidases of phagocytes, endothelial cells, fibroblasts, and smooth muscle cells of blood vessel walls. However, it produces similar chemiluminescence signals in isolated aortic and cardiac tissues from wild-type and Nox1-Nox2-Nox4 triple knockout mice, suggesting that it is not selective for NADPH-based ROS production. It also reacts with hydrogen peroxide without generating free radical intermediates and has been used to detect lipid hydroperoxide in oils. Lucigenin is also used as a fluorescent chloride-sensitive indicator, with its fluorescence being quenched by chloride (ex/em = 455/505 nm, respectively). Lucigenin fluorescence is insensitive to phosphate, sulfate, and nitrate.

Chemical Properties

Dark yellow powder

Uses

Lucigenine, is used as chemiluminescence. It exhibits a bluish-green fluorescence. Dyes and metabolites.

Uses

Chemiluminescent probe for the detection of peroxides in biological systems.

Mechanism of action

In the case of lucigenin it is first reduced to a cation radical. Then it reacts in its univalently reduced form with ROS to produce dioxetane, which breaks down to generate photons. These probes cannot measure the individual free radicals but measure global ROS levels in the sample. Luminescence signals are expressed in relative light units (RLU), a direct measure of free radicals produced.

References

[1] Y LI. Validation of lucigenin (bis-N-methylacridinium) as a chemilumigenic probe for detecting superoxide anion radical production by enzymatic and cellular systems.[J]. The Journal of Biological Chemistry, 1998, 273 4: 2015-2023. DOI: 10.1074/jbc.273.4.2015
[2] BIWERSI J.  Verkman A S  Tulk B. Long-Wavelength Chloride-Sensitive Fluorescent Indicators[J]. Analytical biochemistry, 1994, 219 1: Pages 139-143. DOI: 10.1006/abio.1994.1242
[3] YU. A. VLADIMIROV  E. V P. Free radicals and cell chemiluminescence[J]. Biochemistry (Moscow), 2010, 74 13: 1545-1566. DOI: 10.1134/s0006297909130082
[4] MIKHAIL P. SKATCHKOV . Validation of Lucigenin as a Chemiluminescent Probe to Monitor Vascular Superoxide as Well as Basal Vascular Nitric Oxide Production[J]. Biochemical and biophysical research communications, 1999, 254 2: Pages 319-324. DOI: 10.1006/bbrc.1998.9942
[5] HUA CAI. Detection of reactive oxygen species and nitric oxide in vascular cells and tissues: comparison of sensitivity and specificity.[J]. Methods in molecular medicine, 2007, 139: 293-311. DOI: 10.1007/978-1-59745-571-8_20
[6] FLáVIA REZENDE. Unchanged NADPH Oxidase Activity in Nox1-Nox2-Nox4 Triple Knockout Mice: What Do NADPH-Stimulated Chemiluminescence Assays Really Detect[J]. Antioxidants & redox signaling, 2016, 24 7: 392-399. DOI: 10.1089/ars.2015.6314
[7] JOHN P. BUNTING  David A G. Development of a flow injection chemiluminescent assay for the quantification of lipid hydroperoxides[J]. Journal of the American Oil Chemists Society, 2003, 80 10: 951-955. DOI: 10.1007/s11746-003-0802-1
[8] FERDANI R, LI R, PAJEWSKI R, et al. Transport of chloride and carboxyfluorescein through phospholipid vesicle membranes by heptapeptide amphiphiles[J]. Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry, 2007, 15: 2423-2432. DOI: 10.1039/b705544g
[9] RUEDAS-RAMA M J, ORTE A, HALL E A H, et al. A chloride ion nanosensor for time-resolved fluorimetry and fluorescence lifetime imaging[J]. Analyst, 2012, 6: 1500-1508. DOI: 10.1039/c2an15851e

LUCIGENIN Preparation Products And Raw materials

Raw materials

Preparation Products

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Dalian Meilun Biotech Co., Ltd. 0411-62910999 13889544652 sales@meilune.com China 4765 58

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Lucigenin pictures 2026-07-16 Lucigenin
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$29.00 99.42% 10g TargetMol Chemicals Inc.
N,N'-Dimethyl-9,9'-bisacridinium nitrate pictures 2025-06-07 N,N'-Dimethyl-9,9'-bisacridinium nitrate
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5g >99.00% 5g Xian confluore Biological Technology Co., Ltd.
LUCIGENIN pictures 2019-07-06 LUCIGENIN
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$1.00 1g 99% 100KG Career Henan Chemical Co
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lucigenin or N,N′-dimethyl-9,9′-biacridinium dinitrate L-6868 NSC-151912 9,9'-BIS(N-METHYLACRIDINIUM NITRATE) LUCIGENIN 10,10'-Dimethyl-9,9'-biacridinium Dinitrate [for Chemiluminescence Research] BIS(N-METHYLACRIDINIUM) DINITRATE BIS(N-METHYLACRIDINIUM) NITRATE N,N'-DIMETHYL-9,9'-BIACRIDINIUM NITRATE N,N'-DIMETHYLBISACRIDINIUM DINITRATE 10,10’-dimethyl-9,9’-biacridinium N,N-dimethyl-9,9-bisacridinium nitrate N,N'-DIMETHYL-9,9'-BIACRIDINIUM- BIS-N-METHYLACRIDINIUM NITRATE 97% Lucigenin, HPLC 99% BIS(N-METHYLACRIDINUIM) DINATRATE 9,9μ-Bis(N-methylacridinium nitrate), Lucigenin 10,10'-Dimethyl-9,9'-biacridine-10,10'-diium·2nitrate Lucigenine 10,10'-Dimethyl-9,9'-biacridine-10,10'-diium 9,9'-Bi(10-methylacridinium) 9,9'-Bi[10-methylacridinium] 10,100-dimethyl-9,90-biacridinium Dinitrate N,n0-dimethyl-9,90-biacridinium Dinitrate 9,90biacridinium, 10,100-dimethyl-, Dinitrate 9,90-bis(nmethylacridinium Nitrate) Lucigenin Nitrate 10-methyl-9-(10-methylacridin-10-ium-9-yl)acridin-10-ium,dinitrate Bis(N-methylacridinium) Nitrate [for Chemiluminescence Research] N,N'-Dimethyl-9,9'-biacridinium dinitrate, ≥97.0% Bis(N-methylacridinium) Nitrate [for Chemiluminescence Research]> N,N'-Dimethyl-9,9'-biacridinium dinitrat LUCIGENIN USP/EP/BP 9,9'-Biacridinium, 10,10'-dimethyl-, nitrate (1:2) N,N′-Dimethyl-9,9′-biacridinium dinitrate, ≥98% N,N'-Dimethyl-9,9'-biacridinium dinitrate 10,10'-Dimethyl-9,9'-biacridinium Dinitrate Lucigenin, Superoxide anion radical chemiluminescent probe Lucigenin, 10 mM in DMSO N,N′-Dimethyl-9,9′-biacridinium dinitrate Lucigenin(L-6868 10,10'-Dimethyl-[9,9'-biacridine]-10,10'-diium nitrate , Lucigenin N,N'-Dimethyl-9,9'-biacridiniumdinitrate Lucigenin (10,10'-Dimethyl-9,9'-biacridinium dinitrate) 2315-97-1 C28H22N22NO3 C28H22N4O6 C28H222N2O3 BioChemical Biochemicals and Reagents Detection Fluorescent Probes, Labels, Particles and Stains Acridinium (Chemiluminescence) Chemiluminescence Miscellaneous Natural Products Aromatic Carboxylic Acids, Amides, Anilides, Anhydrides & Salts Acridinium (Chemiluminescence) Acridine