1) Non-toxicity: The unique oiliness and high molecular weight characteristics of CelRed prevent it from penetrating cell membranes into cells, and Ames test results also show that the mutagenicity of CelRed dye is much less than EB. 2) High sensitivity:
XTT is a cell-impermeable, negatively charged tetrazolium dye that produces a water-soluble formazan when reduced at the cell surface by cellular-derived NADH and an electron mediator.1,2It is frequently used in colorimetric assays to measure cell proliferation, cytotoxicity, and apoptosis.3 1.Berridge, M.V., Tan, A.S., and Herst, P.M.Tetrazolium dyes as tools in cell biology: New insights into their cellular reductionBiotechnol. Ann. Rev.11127-152(2005) 2.Berridge, M.V., and Tan, A.S.Trans-plasma membrane electron transport: A cellular assay for NADH-and NADPH-oxidase based on extracellular, superoxide-mediated reduction of the sulfonated tetazolium salt WST-1Protoplasma20574-82(1998) 3.Sutherland, M.W., and Learmonth, B.A.The tetrazolium dyes MTS and XTT provide new quantitative assays for superoxide and superoxide dismutaseFree Radical Research27(3)283-289(1997)
DiI iodide1 is one of lipophilic fluorescent stains for labeling membranes and other hydrophobic structures. The fluorescence of these environment-sensitive dyes is greatly enhanced when incorporated into membranes or bound to lipophilic biomolecules such as proteins although they are weakly fluorescent in water.
CI Direct Brown 2 is a direct dye. It is soluble in water and ionizable to form colored anions. It also can directly dye cellulose fibers or protein fibers.
Lac dye is a possible food coloring agent which is completely nontoxic at low doses; lac dye is water soluble constituent of stick lac (commercial lac resin); lac resin is hardened secretion of insect Laccifer lacca (lac insect).
Sulfo-Cyanine5.5 is a water soluble cyanine dye for far red NIR applications such as in vivo imaging. The dye possesses four sulfonate groups that render it highly hydrophilic and water soluble. As well as other cyanines, sulfo-Cyanine5.5 has an outstanding extinction coefficient that makes it a bright fluorescent label for the far red region.
HOE 32020 is a Hoechst stain, a blue fluorescent dyes, used to stain DNA. Hoechst dyes are soluble in water and in organic solvents such as dimethyl formamide or dimethyl sulfoxide. Concentrations can be achieved of up to 10 mg/mL. Aqueous solutions are s
Sulfo-cyanine3 azide sodium, a water-soluble azide cyanine dye and fluorescent probe (Ex Em=548 563 nm), can be involved in the synthesis of fused tricyclic heterocycles and produces immunostimulatory agents [1] [2].
Rhod-2 (sodium salt) is a water-soluble, red fluorescent calcium indicator. It exhibits a significant shift in fluorescence intensity upon calcium binding (ex max = 549 nm; calcium-free v. ex/em max = 552/581 nm; calcium-bound). [1][2] Unlike the UV-excitable indicators fura-2 and indo-1 , there is no accompanying spectral shift.