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Fura-2-acetoxymethyl ester often abbreviated Fura-2AM is a membrane-permeable derivative of the ratiometric calcium indicator Fura-2 used in biochemistry to measure cellular calcium concentrations by fluorescence. When added to cells Fura-2AM crosses cell membranes and once inside the cell the acetoxymethyl groups are removed by cellular esterases. Removal of the acetoxymethyl esters regenerates Fura-2 the pentacarboxylate calcium indicator.

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IUPAC name
2-yl]oxazole-5-carboxylate, Acetoxymethyl 2-[5-[bis[(acetoxymethoxy-oxo-]methyl)methyl]amino]-4-[2-[2-[bis[(acetoxymethoxy-oxo-]methyl)methyl]amino]-5-methyl-phenoxy]ethoxy]benzofuran-

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