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 |