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What are the physical properties of FITC?
Posted November 10, 2022
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FITC (Fluorescein-5-isothiocyanate) is a yellow compound available in powder form. Its molecular weight is 389.4 grams per mole.
FITC exhibits an excitation maximum at λ = 495 nm and emission maximum at approximately λ = 519 nm. It emits a green light.
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