Thermo Scientific™ DAPI Solution (1 mg/mL)

Highly pure diamidino-2-phenylindole (DAPI) dye for fluorescent staining of DNA content and nuclei in fixed-cell imaging techniques.

Supplier:  Thermo Scientific™ 62248

Catalog No. EN62248

Description

Thermo Scientific™ Pierce DAPI Nuclear Counterstains are high-purity forms of diamidino-2-phenylindole dye for fixed-cell, fluorescent staining of DNA content and nuclei for cellular imaging techniques.

As a counterstain in fluorescence imaging methods, DAPI is compatible with antibodies and other probes labeled with fluorescein and rhodamine dyes, as well as with Thermo Scientific DyLight™ Fluors. DAPI has greater photostability than Hoechst dyes, although Hoechst 33342 can be use for live cell imaging while use of DAPI is confined to fixed cells. DAPI is offered in powdered solid and aqueous solution forms.

Highlights:

• Nuclei detection– binds specifically and quantitatively with DNA to facilitate specific detection of nuclei and DNA content in fluorescence imaging

• Fluorescent– yields blue fluorescent product to enable measurement with fluorescence microscopes and imagers (excitation 341nm, emission 452nm)

• Fixed cells– especially for use with fixed cells rather than live-cell samples

• Compatible counterstain–provides effect counterstaining alongside fluorescein and other fluorescent probes, such as Thermo Scientific DyLight Fluors

Recommended for:

Assaying DNA in solution; Diagnosing mycoplasmal infection of cell cultures; Measuring nuclear content and sorting chromosomes in flow cytometry; Assessing apoptosis; Detecting nuclei and organellar DNA in immunofluorescent and in situ hybridization procedures; Replacing ethidium bromide for staining DNA in agarose gel; Counterstaining nuclei in histochemical methods when red-fluorescent antibodies have been used to detect specific targets; Reports also indicate that DAPI will bind to polyphosphates and other polyanions, dextran sulfate and SDS.

Specifications

• Color: Blue
• Excitation Wavelength Range: 360 nm
• For Use With (Application): Cell imaging
• Quantity: 1 mL
• Description: DAPI (4',6-diamidino-2-phenylindole, dihydrochloride)
• Product Line: Pierce
• Product Type: DAPI

• Content And Storage: Store DAPI solution (1 mg/mL) at 2–8°C and protect from light.
  
• Dye Type: Cell-Impermeant
• For Use With (Equipment): Fluorescence Microscope, High Content Instrument
• Detection Method: Fluorescence
• Emission: 460 nm
• Shipping Condition: Room Temperature
• SubCellular Localization: Nucleus

For Research Use Only. Not for use in diagnostic procedures.