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Fluorescent DNA Stains

DNA Stains are fluorescent dyes that bind nucleic acids and have a wide range of applications, including in flow cytometry, cell-cycle studies, chromosome and nuclei counterstaining, as an indicator of apoptosis, and to quantify DNA.

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Cat. No. Product Name / Activity
5092 Acridine Orange hydrochloride
Nucleic acid binding dye. Cell permeable. Used for: cell cycle and apoptosis determination. Application: flow cytometry, fluorescence microscopy
7121 7-Aminoactinomycin D
Red-fluorescent DNA stain, membrane impermeant to live cells. Used for: apoptosis detection, cell viability staining. Application: flow cytometry, fluorescence microscopy
5748 DAPI
Blue-fluorescent DNA stain / dye. Used for: nuclear counterstain, fixed and live-cell staining, assessing apoptosis. Application: flow cytometry, confocal microscopy, immunofluorescence (IHC, ICC), ISH
5117 Hoechst 33342
Blue-fluorescent dye for DNA staining. Cell permeable. Used for: nuclear counterstain, apoptosis analysis, fixed and live-cell staining. Application: flow cytometry, confocal microscopy
7313 Hoechst Janelia Fluor® 526
Fluorogenic, green-emitting DNA probe. Used for: fixed and live-cell imaging. Application: confocal microscopy, flow cytometry, super resolution microscopy (SRM)
6804 Hoechst Janelia Fluor® 646
Fluorogenic, red-emitting DNA probe. Used for: fixed and live-cell imaging. Application: confocal microscopy, super resolution microscopy (SRM) (PALM, PAINT), lattice light sheet microscopy
5135 Propidium iodide
Red-fluorescent DNA stain, membrane impermeant to live cells. Used for: apoptosis detection, nuclear counterstaining, viability staining. Application: flow cytometry, confocal microscopy, fluorescence microscopy

Literature for Fluorescent DNA Stains

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Fluorescent Dyes and Probes Research Product Guide

Fluorescent Dyes and Probes Research Product Guide

This product guide provides a background to the use of Fluorescent Dyes and Probes, as well as a comprehensive list of our:

  • Fluorescent Dyes, including Janelia Fluor® Dyes
  • Fluorescent Probes for Advanced Microscopy and Live Cell Imaging
  • Fluorescent Probes to Support In Vivo, Deep Tissue, and Bioluminescence Imaging
  • Fluorescent Probes and Reagents for Organoids and 3D Cell Culture Imaging
  • Aptamer-based RNA Imaging Reagents
  • Fluorescent Probes for Imaging Bacteria
  • TSA VividTM Fluorophore Kits
  • TSA Reagents for Enhancing IHC, ICC & FISH Signals
  • Tissue Clearing Kits and Reagents