5-CFDA is membrane-permeant and thus can be loaded into cells via incubation. Once inside cells, 5-CFDA is hydrolyzed by intracellular esterases to 5-carboxyfluorescein.
<ul>
<li>Off-white solid soluble in DMSO</li>
<li>Store desiccated at 4°C</li>
<li>C₂₅H₁₆O₉</li>
<li>MW: 460</li>
<li>[79955-27-4]</li>
</ul>