Figure 1.
(A) Structure of 2′,7′-dichlorodihydrofluorescein diacetate (DCFH2-DA, nonfluorescent), its deacetylated derivative 2′,7′-dichlorodihydrofluorescein (DCFH2, nonfluorescent), and its oxidized end-product 2′,7′-dichlorofluorescein (DCF, fluorescent). (B) Standard operating procedure for the preparation and purification of DCFH2 (detailed in the Supporting Information, section S–VIII).