Acts as a calcium chelatorBAPTA is used as a selective calcium chelating reagent. It is suitable for the spectrophotometric monitoring of calcium levels. It is a lipophilic diesters of the chelating agent used for the inhibition of proteolytic activities of certain metalloproteinases, calpain and transcatheter arterial chemoembolization (TACE).
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Applications
Acts as a calcium chelatorBAPTA is used as a selective calcium chelating reagent. It is suitable for the spectrophotometric monitoring of calcium levels. It is a lipophilic diesters of the chelating agent used for the inhibition of proteolytic activities of certain metalloproteinases, calpain and transcatheter arterial chemoembolization (TACE).
Solubility
Soluble in water and sodium bicarbonate.
Notes
Incompatible with oxidizing agents.
RUO – Research Use Only
Matolcsi, M.; Giordano, N. A Novel Explanation for Observed CaMKII Dynamics in Dendritic Spines with Added EGTA or BAPTA. Biophys. J. 2015, 108 (4), 975-985.
Manno, C.; Ríos, E. A better method to measure total calcium in biological samples yields immediate payoffs. J. Gen. Physiol. 2015, 145 (3), 167-171.