flutax-2

Green fluorescent taxol derivative. Used for microtubule imaging. Binds microtubules with high affinity (Ka ~ 107M-1). Excitation/emission maximum λ ~ 496/526 nm. Lillo et al (2002) Location and properties of the Tax. binding center in microtubules: a picosecond laser study with fluorescent taxoids. Biochemistry. 41 12436 PMID:12369834 |Diaz et al (2000) Molecular recognition of Tax. by microtubules. Kinetics and thermodynamics of binding of fluorescent Tax. derivatives to an exposed site. J.Biol.Chem. 275 26265 PMID:10818101