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| IUPAC name 2-(7-Nitro-2,1,3-benzoxadiazol-4-yl)-D-glucosamine | |
| Systematic IUPAC name (2R,3R,4S,5R)-3,4,5,6-Tetrahydroxy-2-[(7-nitro-2,1,3-benzoxadiazol-4-yl)amino]hexanal | |
| Other names 2-NBD Glucose | |
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| Properties | |
| C12H14N4O8 | |
| Molar mass | 342.2646 g/mol |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). | |
2-NBDG is a fluorescent tracer used for monitoring glucose uptake into living cells; it consists of a glucosamine molecule substituted with a 7-nitrobenzofurazan fluorophore at its amine group. It is widely referred to a fluorescent derivative of glucose, [1] and it is used in cell biology to visualize uptake of glucose by cells. [2] Cells that have taken up the compound fluoresce green.
2-NBDG is similar to radiolabeled glucose in that both can be used to detect glucose transport. Unlike radiolabeled glucose, 2-NBDG is compatible with fluorescence techniques such as a fluorescent microscopy, flow cytometry, and fluorimetry. [2]
The compound is taken up by a variety of mammalian, plant, and microbial cells [2] [3] [4] In bacterial cells, the predominant transporter is the mannose phosphotransferase system. [4] Cells that lack these or other compatible transporters do not take up 2-NBDG. [4] [5] In mammalian cells, one transporter for 2-NBDG is GLUT2. [6] In T cells, 2-NBDG was transported by another, unidentified transporter and it did not match radiolabeled glucose transport. [7]
Like glucose, 2-NBDG is transported according to Michaelis–Menten kinetics. However, transport of 2-NBDG has a lower Vmax (maximum rate), and thus the rate of transport is generally slower than glucose. [4]
Once taken up, the compound is metabolized to a non-fluorescent derivative, as shown in Escherichia coli . [8] The identity and further metabolism of this non-fluorescent derivative has not been established.