PCR & DNA Amplification

A far-red passive reference dye for qPCR that frees up the ROX channel for use with JUN™ probes, EvaRuby™ qPCR dye, and other orange dyes.

ARP (N-(Aminooxyacetyl)-N’-(D-biotinoyl)hydrazine, trifluoroacetic acid salt) reacts with the exposed aldehyde group formed at abasic sites in damaged DNA, allowing the DNA to be labeled with biotin groups (1,2). The labeled DNA can then be quantitated with fluorescent or enzyme-conjugated streptavidin complexes.

DiSC₂(5) (3,3′-Diethylthiadicarbocyanine, iodide) binds to DNA-DNA or PNA-DNA duplexes with a large blue-shift of the absorption spectrum. Binding of the dye to PNA-DNA hybrid, in particular, blue-shifts the dye absorption spectrum by as much as 115 nm, offering a visual method to detect nucleic acid hybridization (1,2).

DODC (DiOC₂(5)) has been reported to bind to triplex DNA as well as dimeric hairpin quadruplex DNA (1). Binding of the dye to triplex DNA quenches the fluorescence of the dye and red-shifts the dye absorption peak.