A tetrazolium dye for colorimetric measurement of metabolically active and viable cells.
Sigma-Aldrich Thiazolyl Blue Tetrazolium Bromide M2128 is commonly used in MTT assays for evaluating cell viability, metabolic activity and proliferation. Metabolically active cells reduce the yellow tetrazolium compound to dark-colored formazan products that can be quantified spectrophotometrically.
Brand: Sigma-Aldrich
Catalog number: M2128
Alternative name: MTT
Purity: ≥98%
Form: Powder
CAS number: 298-93-1
Applications: Cell viability, cytotoxicity and proliferation assays
Official product link: Thiazolyl Blue Tetrazolium Bromide – M2128 sigmaaldrich.com
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