BDPFLNHSesterisanadvanceddyefor488nmchannel,areplacementforfluorescein,amoleculeidenticaltoBODIPYFL®NHSester.Anamino-reactivedyeforthelabelingofproteinsandpeptides.
WhiletheabsorbanceandemissionspectraofthismoleculestaywithinFAMexcitationandemissionchannels,thisdyeprovidesmuchbetterphotostABIlity,andoutstandingbrightness.ThefluorescencespectrumofBODIPY-FLisnarrowerthanthatofFAM.Thisprovidesabetterbrightnessformonochromatorbasedinstruments,whenemissionwavelengthcanbetunedtodyemaximum.
Thedyeisneutral,possesseslowmolecularweight,andretainshighquantumyieldinconjugates.
Thedyeisagoodreplacementforfluorescein(FAM),BODIPY-FL,AlexaFluor488,DyLight488,Cy2,andother488nmdyes.
Generalproperties
| Appearance: | orangesolid |
| MassspecM+increment: | 274.1 |
| Molecularweight: | 389.16 |
| Molecularformula: | C18H18BF2N3O4 |
| Solubility: | Goodinorganicsolvents(DMF,DMSO,dichlromethane),limitedinwater |
| Qualitycontrol: | NMR1H,HPLC-MS(95+%) |
| Storageconditions: | Storage:12monthsafterreceivalat-20°Cinthedark.Transportation:atroomtemperatureforupto3weeks.Avoidprolongedexposuretolight.Desiccate. |
Spectralproperties
| Excitationmaximum,nm: | 503 |
| ε,L⋅mol−1⋅cm−1: | 80000 |
| Emissionmaximum,nm: | 509 |
| Fluorescencequantumyield: | 0.97 |
| CF260: | 0.015 |
| CF280: | 0.027 |