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3-(4,5-Dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide (MTT) 98, ultrapure
3-(4,5-Dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide (MTT)
MTT, a yellow tetrazole dye, can be reduced to a water-insoluble purple formazan compound by mitochondrial reductase enzymes. Since reduction only occurs in living cells, the quantitation of formazan can be equated to the number of viable cells in the population.
- Sensitive colorimetric substitute for radioisotopes in cell proliferation and cytotoxicity studies
- Applications include cell viability assays, dose response curves and cytotoxicity assays