HiLyte Fluor - Eurogentec
HiLyte Fluor - Eurogentec
HiLyte Fluor - Eurogentec
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<strong>HiLyte</strong> <strong>Fluor</strong> 488 Dye, an Excellent Replacement for FITC<br />
Although FITC is still the most popular fluorescent labeling dye for preparing green fluorescent bioconjugates, there are<br />
limitations, such as severe photobleaching for microscope imaging and pH-sensitive fluorescence. Protein conjugates prepared with<br />
<strong>HiLyte</strong> <strong>Fluor</strong> 488 dyes (Ex/Em=497 nm/525 nm) are far superior compared to conjugates of fluorescein derivatives such as FITC<br />
(Figure 2). <strong>HiLyte</strong> <strong>Fluor</strong> 488 conjugates are significantly brighter than fluorescein conjugates and are much more photostable.<br />
Extinction coefficient is 70,000 M -1 cm -1 , with a quantum yield of 0.91. Additionally, the fluorescence of <strong>HiLyte</strong> <strong>Fluor</strong> 488 is not<br />
affected by pH (4-10). This pH insensitivity is a major improvement over fluorescein, which emits its maximum fluorescence only at<br />
pH above 9.<br />
Absorbance<br />
1.2<br />
1.0<br />
0.8<br />
0.6<br />
0.4<br />
Product Size Cat#<br />
<strong>HiLyte</strong> <strong>Fluor</strong> 488 acid 10 mg 81160<br />
<strong>HiLyte</strong> <strong>Fluor</strong> 488 amine, TFA salt 1 mg 81162<br />
<strong>HiLyte</strong> <strong>Fluor</strong> 488 C2 maleimide 1 mg 81164<br />
<strong>HiLyte</strong> <strong>Fluor</strong> 488 hydrazide 1 mg 81163<br />
<strong>HiLyte</strong> <strong>Fluor</strong> 488 succinimidyl ester (SE)<br />
1 mg<br />
5 mg<br />
81161-1<br />
81161<br />
Normalized Absorbance<br />
1.2<br />
1.0<br />
0.8<br />
0.6<br />
0.4<br />
0.2<br />
0.0<br />
<strong>HiLyte</strong> <strong>Fluor</strong> 488<br />
FITC<br />
A<br />
0.0<br />
400 500 600 700<br />
Wavelength (nm)<br />
B C<br />
% Original <strong>Fluor</strong>escence<br />
94<br />
0 20 40 60 80 100 120<br />
0 50 100 150 200<br />
Irradiation Time (min) Time (sec)<br />
Figure 3. Tubulin in human glioblastoma cells was probed with<br />
mouse anti-tubulin, visualized with <strong>HiLyte</strong> <strong>Fluor</strong> 488-conjugated<br />
rabbit anti-mouse IgG (Cat# 28164-H488). Nuclei were stained<br />
with Hoechst 33342 (Cat# 83218).<br />
106<br />
104<br />
102<br />
100<br />
98<br />
96<br />
<strong>HiLyte</strong> <strong>Fluor</strong> 488<br />
Figure 2. Absorption and emission spectra of <strong>HiLyte</strong> <strong>Fluor</strong> 488 (panel A). Panels B and<br />
C show the photostability of <strong>HiLyte</strong> <strong>Fluor</strong> 488 compared to FITC and FAM.<br />
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1.2<br />
1.0<br />
0.8<br />
0.6<br />
0.4<br />
0.2<br />
Normalized <strong>Fluor</strong>escence<br />
5-FAM<br />
FITC<br />
3