Term Name:	calcein am
Synonyms:	[({[3',6'-bis(acetyloxy)-3-oxo-3H-spiro[[2]benzofuran-1,9'-xanthene]-2',7'-diyl]bis(methylene)nitrilo}bis[(1-oxoethane-2,1-diyl)oxy]methylene)] tetraacetate, Calcein AM, calcein O,O'-diacetate tetrakis(acetoxymethyl) ester, tetrakis[(acetyloxy)methyl] 2,2',2'',2'''-{[3',6'-bis(acetyloxy)-3-oxo-3H-spiro[[2]benzofuran-1,9'-xanthene]-2',7'-diyl]bis(methanediylnitrilo)}tetraacetate
Definition:	An organic heteropentacyclic compound that is calcein in which all four carboxy group hydrogens have been substituted by (acetyloxy)methoxy groups and the hyrodgens of the two hydroxy groups have been substituted by acetyl groups. It is a a non-fluorescent probe cleaved to a fluorescent probe by non-specific intracellular esterases.
Ontology:	ChEBI [CHEBI:3303]  ( EBI )