Cas No.: | 193149-74-5 |
Chemical Name: | WST-8 sodium |
Synonyms: | WST8,WST 8 |
SMILES: | O=S(C1=CC=C(C2=NN(C3=CC=C([N+]([O-])=O)C=C3)[N+](C4=CC=C([N+]([O-])=O)C=C4OC)=N2)C([S-](=O)([O])=O)=C1)(O[Na])=O |
Formula: | C20H13N6NaO11S2 |
M.Wt: | 600.465 |
Purity: | >98% |
Sotrage: | 2 years -20°C Powder, 2 weeks 4°C in DMSO, 6 months -80°C in DMSO |
Description: | WST-8 is a water-soluble tetrazolium dye, WST-8 enhances sensitivity of the WST-8-based assay over the conventional MTS-based assay. |
In Vitro: | The generally used MTS-based assay is compared with a bioassay employing a water-soluble tetrazolium dye, WST-8, using NFS-60 cells at a concentration of 7×105 cells/mL against 800 IU/mL of PEGylated G-CSF at 24, 48, 72, and 72 h time points to determine the efficacy of PEGylated G-CSF. Further, the optimized WST-8 dye-based assay is used to test the potency of various commercially available PEGylated G-CSF preparations. The results demonstrate enhanced sensitivity of the WST-8-based assay over the conventional MTS-based assay for determining the potency of PEGylated G-CSF using the NFS-60 cell line[1]. |
References: | [1]. Tiwari K, et al. A sensitive WST-8-based bioassay for PEGylated granulocyte colony stimulating factor using the NFS-60 cell line. Pharm Biol. 2015 Jun;53(6):849-54. |