| Stereochemistry | RACEMIC |
| Molecular Formula | C17H10O4 |
| Molecular Weight | 278.2589 |
| Optical Activity | ( + / - ) |
| Defined Stereocenters | 0 / 1 |
| E/Z Centers | 0 |
| Charge | 0 |
SHOW SMILES / InChI
SMILES
O=C1OC2(OC=C(C2=O)C3=CC=CC=C3)C4=C1C=CC=C4
InChI
InChIKey=ZFKJVJIDPQDDFY-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChI=1S/C17H10O4/c18-15-13(11-6-2-1-3-7-11)10-20-17(15)14-9-5-4-8-12(14)16(19)21-17/h1-10H
| Molecular Formula | C17H10O4 |
| Molecular Weight | 278.2589 |
| Charge | 0 |
| Count |
MOL RATIO
1 MOL RATIO (average) |
| Stereochemistry | RACEMIC |
| Additional Stereochemistry | No |
| Defined Stereocenters | 0 / 1 |
| E/Z Centers | 0 |
| Optical Activity | ( + / - ) |
Fluorescamine is a compound that is not fluorescent itself but reacts with primary amines to form highly fluorescent products. Because fluorescamine can specifically target the surface amines on proteins, a conformational change of the protein will result in a change in fluorescence. The fluorescent products have an excitation maximum at 390 nm and an emission maximum at 475 nm. These properties make fluorescamine ideal for detecting amino groups, especially in proteins, peptides, and amino acids. It is 10 to 100 times more sensitive in detecting primary amino groups than the ninhydrin reaction. Fluorescamine is also employed as a reporter group in protein chemistry and immunology.
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A simple, sensitive and selective spectrofluorimetric method has been developed for the determination of tobramycin (TOB) in human serum and pharmaceutical preparations. The method is based on the reaction between the primary amino group of TOB and fluorescamine in borate buffer, pH 8.5, to give a highly fluorescent derivative which is measured at 469 nm after excitation at 388 nm. The fluorescence intensity was directly proportional to the concentration over the range 300-1500 ng/mL, with a limit of detection of 65 ng/mL and limit of quantitation of 215 ng/mL.