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The fluorogenic calcium-binding dye is a proprietary acetoxymethyl (AM) ester, which is cell-permeable. Once the dye enters the cells, it is hydrolyzed by intracellular esterases, which leads to generation of a cell membrane impermeable negatively charged form. In the absence of calcium, the calcium-binding moiety portion of the probe quenches the fluorescence of the fluorophor portion of the probe by photo-induced electron transfer. Binding of calcium relieves quenching and results in a several order of magnitude increase in the fluorescence emission intensity, with no shift in wavelength. The dye is capable of binding to physiologically relevant levels of calcium and increases in intracellular calcium lead to an increased fluorescence signal, which is readily measurable.