
AZDye™ 488 Hydrazide is a bright, green-fluorescent dye that often used for labeling aldehydes or ketones in polysaccharides or glycoproteins. AZDye™ 488 Hydrazide is useful as low molecular weight, membrane-impermeant, aldehyde-fixable cell tracers, exhibiting brighter fluorescence and greater photostability than cell tracers derived from other spectrally similar fluorophores.
AZDye™ 488 is a bright, highly photostable, green-fluorescent probe optimally excited by the 488 nm laser line. This probe is water-soluble and its fluorescence is pH independent over a wide pH range. The brightness and photostability of AZDye™ 488 dyes are best suited to direct imaging of low-abundance targets.
| Unit Size | 1 mg, 5 mg, 25 mg |
|---|---|
| Reactivity | Aldehyde, ketone, |
| Abs/Em Maxima | 494/517 nm |
| Extinction coefficient | 73,000 cm-1M-1 |
| Solubility | Water, DMSO, DMF |
| Spectrally similar dyes | Alexa Fluor® 488, DyLight® 488, Fluorescein, Oregon Green 488 |
| Molecular weight | 548.50 (protonated) |
| Storage Conditions | -20°C. |
| Shipping Conditions | Ambient temperature |

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