A spectrally unique green dye ideal for spectral flow cytometry.
CF®503R Technical Summary
- Abs/Em maxima: 503/532 nm
- Extinction coefficient: 90,000
- Molecular weight: ~1100
- Excitation laser line: 488 nm
- Direct replacement for: ATTO 488
CF®350 is a blue fluorescent dye
Abs/Em Maxima: 347/448 nm
Extinction coefficient: 18,000
Molecular weight: ~ 496
Excitation source: UV
Replaces: Alexa Fluor® 350, AMCA,
DyLight® 350
Brighter and more photostable than AMCA
Direct replacement for Alexa Fluor® 350
Highly water soluble and pH-insensitive
Improved brightness & photostability for the 405 nm laser line
Abs/Em Maxima: 404/431 nm
Extinction coefficient: 33,000
Molecular weight: ~ 1,169
Excitation laser line: 405 nm
Replaces: Alexa Fluor® 405, Cascade Blue®,
DyLight® 405
Brighter than Alexa Fluor® 405
Validated for super-resolution imaging by SIM
Improved brightness & photostability for the 405 nm laser line
Abs/Em Maxima: 408/452 nm
Extinction coefficient: 41,000
Molecular weight: ~ 503
Excitation laser line: 405 nm
Replaces: Pacific Blue®, BD Horizon™ V450
More photostable than Pacific Blue®, with less spill-over in the green channel
An excellent choice for super-resolution imaging by SIM
Photostable 405 nm-excitable dyes with green fluorescence
CF®430
Abs/Em Maxima: 426/498 nm
Extinction coefficient: 40,000
Molecular weight: ~429
Excitation laser line: 405 nm
Replaces: Pacific Green®, BD Horizon™ V500,
Krome Orange™
CF®440
Abs/Em Maxima: 440/515 nm
Extinction coefficient: 40,000
Molecular weight: ~716
Excitation laser line: 405 nm
Replaces: Alexa Fluor® 430
Photostable dyes suitable for microscopy
Perfect match for the CFP filter set
Highly water soluble and pH-insensitive
Suitable for flow cytometry in the AmCyan channel
A 405 nm-excitable dye with green fluorescence emission
Abs/Em Maxima: 395/545 nm
Extinction coefficient: 24,000
Molecular weight: ~1573
Excitation laser line: 405 nm
Replaces: Pacific Orange®
Expands potential detection channels for the 405 nm laser line
A spectrally unique, 405 nm-excitable green dye
Abs/Em Maxima: 450/538 nm
Extinction coefficient: 40,000
Molecular weight: ~689
Excitation laser line: 405 nm
A spectrally unique, 405 nm-excitable green dye.
A superior green fluorescent dye
Abs/Em Maxima: 490/515 nm
Extinction coefficient: 70,000
Molecular weight: ~914
Excitation laser line: 488 nm
Alternative for: Alexa Fluor® 488, DyLight® 488,
FITC, Cy®2
Minimally charged, for less non-specific binding than Alexa Fluor® 488
Narrower emission spectrum for less bleed to red
Very photostable
Compatible with super-resolution imaging by TIRF
Highly water soluble and pH-insensitive
A spectrally unique green dye ideal for spectral flow cytometry
Abs/Em maxima: 503/532 nm
Extinction coefficient: 90,000
Molecular weight: ~1100
Excitation laser line: 488 nm
Direct replacement for: ATTO 488
A spectrally unique green dye ideal for spectral flow cytometry
Alternative green fluorescent dye
Abs/Em Maxima: 516/548 nm
Extinction coefficient: 105,000
Molecular weight: ~1216
Excitation laser line: 488 nm
Replaces: Alexa Fluor® 514
Image using the same settings as FITC or CF®488A
Can be distinguished from CF®488A in the same specimen by spectral imaging and linear unmixing
A bright green fluorescent dye for the 532 nm laser
Abs/Em Maxima: 527/558 nm
Extinction coefficient: 96,000
Molecular weight: ~ 685
Excitation laser line: 532 nm
Direct replacement for: Alexa Fluor® 532, Atto 532
Designed for the 532 nm laser
Brighter than Alexa Fluor® 532
Highly water-soluble and pH-insensitive
An orange fluorescent dye ideal for the 543 nm laser
Abs/Em Maxima: 541/560 nm
Extinction coefficient: 100,000
Molecular weight: ~ 870
Excitation laser line: 532 nm, 543 nm, or
546 nm
Direct replacement for: Alexa Fluor® 546,
TAMRA
Optimized for the 543 nm laser
Yields the brightest conjugates among spectrally similar dyes
Highly water-soluble and pH-insensitive
A red fluorescent dye designed for STORM super-resolution imaging
Abs/Em Maxima: 535/568 nm
Extinction coefficient: 95,000
Molecular weight: ~728
Excitation laser line: 532 nm
Designed specifically for super-resolution imaging by STORM
A spectrally unique orange/red dye ideal for spectral flow cytometry
Abs/Em maxima: 551/577 nm
Extinction coefficient: 100,000
Molecular weight: ~686
Excitation laser line: 532 nm or 568 nm
A spectrally unique orange/red dye ideal for spectral flow cytometry
A bright and photostable orange-red dye
Abs/Em Maxima: 555/565 nm
Extinction coefficient: 150,000
Molecular weight: ~ 901
Excitation laser line: 532 nm or 568 nm
Alternative for: Alexa Fluor®
555, ATTO 550, Cy®3, DyLight® 549,
Rhodamine
Brighter than Cy®3
Highly water-soluble
Validated in multicolor STORM super-resolution imaging
Outshines Alexa Fluor®568
Abs/Em Maxima: 562/584 nm
Extinction coefficient: 100,000
Molecular weight: ~ 714
Excitation laser line: 532 nm or 568 nm
Direct replacement for: Alexa Fluor® 568,
ATTO 565, Rhodamine Red
Yields much brighter antibody conjugates than Alexa
Fluor® 568
Extremely photostable
Excellent choice for multi-color imaging with CF®488A and CF®640R
Compatible with TIRF and multicolor STORM super resolution imaging
Bright red fluorescent dye
Abs/Em maxima: 568/591 nm
Extinction coefficient: 150,000
Molecular weight: ~2998
Excitation laser line: 561 to 568 nm
Replaces: Alexa Fluor® 568, ATTO 565, DY-560, Rhodamine Red
Produces antibody conjugates with brighter fluorescence compared to spectrally similar dyes
Bright red fluorescent dyes
CF®583 Technical Summary
Abs/Em maxima: 583/606 nm
Extinction coefficient: 150,000
Molecular weight: ~3127
Excitation laser line: 561 to 568 nm
Alternative for: Cy®3.5
CF®583R Technical Summary
Abs/Em maxima: 586/609 nm
Extinction coefficient: 100,000
Molecular weight: ~773
Excitation laser line: 561 to 568 nm
Alternative for: Cy®3.5, Texas Red®
Spectrally similar red fluorescent dyes with exceptional brightness
Serves as an alternative for Cy®3.5 and Texas Red®
Rhodamine-based CF®583R can be used as an excellent energy acceptor for FRET when paired with R-PE
Truly the brightest deep red dye
Abs/Em Maxima: 593/614 nm
Extinction coefficient: 115,000
Molecular weight: ~730
Excitation laser line: 561 to 568 nm
Replaces: Alexa Fluor® 594, DyLight® 594,
Texas Red®
Yields the brightest antibody conjugates among spectrally
similar dyes.
Excellent choice for multicolor imaging with green dyes like CF®488A
Extremely photostable
Also see CF®594ST, a version of CF®594 engineered specifically for STORM microcopy
Deep red dye for STORM
Abs/Em maxima: 593/620 nm
Extinction coefficient: 115,000
Molecular weight: ~868
Excitation laser line: 561 to 568 nm
Designed specifically for super-resolution imaging by STORM
Unique green-excited dye for STORM
Abs/Em Maxima: 597/619 nm
Extinction coefficient: 115,000
Molecular weight: ~800
Excitation laser line: 561 to 568 nm
Replaces: Alexa Fluor® 594, DyLight® 594, ATTO 594
Unique green-excited dye for STORM
Excellent solubility and photochemical switching properties
Validated for multicolor STORM with red-excited dyes
Novel long Stokes shift tandem dye for flow cytometry multiplexing
Abs/Em maxima: 496, 546, 566/617 nm
Laser line: 488, 532, and 561 nm
Spectrally similar to: PE/Dazzle™ 594, PE-CF®594, and PE-DyLight® 594
Exceptional signal-to-noise for flow cytometry
Designed for enhanced FRET performance
Available with flow validated primary antibodies
A bright and photostable far-red dye
Abs/Em Maxima: 620/643 nm
Extinction coefficient: 115,000
Molecular weight: ~ 738
Excitation laser line: 633 nm or 635 nm
Replaces: LightCycler® Red 640
Highly water-soluble
Highly fluorescent and extremely photostable
Can be used as an excellent energy acceptor for FRET when paired with R-PE
The best dye for 633/635 laser lines
Abs/Em Maxima: 630/650 nm
Extinction coefficient: 100,000
Molecular weight: ~820
Excitation laser line: 633 nm or 635 nm
Alternative for: Alexa Fluor® 633, Alexa Fluor®
647, Cy®5, DyLight® 633, DyLight® 649
Yields the brightest antibody conjugates among spectrally similar dyes
Far more photostable than Alexa Fluor® 647
Compatible with TIRF, FIONA, and gSHRImP super-resolution imaging methods
A highly photostable far-red dye
Abs/Em Maxima: 642/662 nm
Extinction coefficient: 105,000
Molecular weight: ~ 832
Excitation laser line: 633 nm, 635 nm or
640 nm
Alternative for Alexa Fluor® 647, ATTO 647N,
Cy®5, DyLight® 649
Best photostability among Cy®5-like dyes
Yields highly fluorescent protein conjugates
Compatible with TIRF and FLIMP super-resolution microscopy
A highly fluorescent far-red dye
Abs/Em Maxima: 650/665 nm
Extinction coefficient: 240,000
Molecular weight: ~ 1058
Excitation laser line: 633 nm, 635 nm or
640 nm
Alternative for: Cy®5, Alexa Fluor® 647,
DyLight® 649
Brighter than Cy®5
Highly water soluble and pH insensitive
Validated in multi-color super-resolution imaging by STORM
Superior alternatives to Alexa Fluor® 660
CF®660C
Abs/Em Maxima: 667/685 nm
Extinction coefficient: 200,000
Molecular weight: ~ 3112
Excitation laser line: 633 nm, 635 nm or 640 nm
Replaces: Alexa Fluor® 660, APC
CF®660R
Abs/Em Maxima: 663/682 nm
Extinction coefficient: 100,000
Molecular weight: ~ 888
Excitation laser line: 633 nm, 635 nm or 640 nm
Replaces: Alexa Fluor® 660, APC
CF®660C Features
Much brighter and more photostable than Alexa Fluor® 660
Compatible with multicolor super-resolution imaging by STORM
CF®660R Features
Brighter than Alexa Fluor® 660
Unrivaled photostability among spectrally similar dyes
Two outstanding 680 nm-excitable dyes
CF®680
Abs/Em Maxima: 681/698 nm
Extinction coefficient: 210,000
Molecular weight: ~ 3241
Excitation laser line: 680 nm or 685 nm
Alternative for: Alexa Fluor® 680, Cy®5.5, IR®Dye 680
CF®680R
Abs/Em Maxima: 680/701 nm
Extinction coefficient: 140,000
Molecular weight: ~ 912
Excitation laser line: 680 nm or 685 nm
Alternative for: Alexa Fluor® 680, Cy®5.5, IR®Dye 680
CF®680 Features
The brightest among spectrally similar dyes
Validated in multicolor STORM and 3D super-resolution
microscopy
Compatible with LI-COR® Odyssey®
CF®680R Features
Unrivaled photostability among spectrally similar dyes
Compatible with STED and single molecule spectroscopy super-resolution imaging (see pp. 20-21)
Molecular weight compatible with nucleic acid labeling
Compatible with LI-COR® Odyssey®
Near-infrared CF® Dye
Abs/Em Maxima: 695/720 nm
Extinction coefficient: 240,000
Molecular weight: ~ 2315
Excitation laser line: 633, 635, 680 or 685 nm
Replaces: Alexa Fluor® 700, DyLight® 700
Exceptionally bright and stable
Ideal for in vivo imaging
Compatible with LI-COR® Odyssey®
Superior signal-to-noise for bioconjugates
Dye options for STORM & photoacoustic imaging
Near-infrared CF® Dye with exceptional photostability
Abs/Em Maxima: 742/767 nm
Extinction coefficient: 105,000
Molecular weight: ~ 900
Excitation laser line: 633 to 685 nm
Replaces: Alexa Fluor® 750, Cy®7, DyLight® 750
Superior photostability for microscopy and chemical stability for TSA
Near-infrared CF® Dye
Abs/Em Maxima: 755/777 nm
Extinction coefficient: 250,000
Molecular weight: ~ 3009
Excitation laser line: 633, 635, 680 or 685 nm
Alternative for: Alexa Fluor® 750, Cy®7, DyLight® 750
Exceptionally bright and stable
Ideal for in vivo imaging
Compatible with LI-COR® Odyssey®
Superior signal-to-noise for bioconjugates
Dye options for STORM & photoacoustic imaging
Near-infrared CF® Dye
Abs/Em Maxima: 770/797 nm
Extinction coefficient: 220,000
Molecular weight: ~ 3138
Excitation laser line: 785 nm
Replaces: DyLight™ 800, IRDye 800CW
Exceptionally bright and stable
Ideal for in vivo imaging
Compatible with LI-COR® Odyssey®
Superior signal-to-noise for bioconjugates
Dye options for STORM & photoacoustic imaging
Near-infrared CF® Dye
Abs/Em Maxima: 784/806 nm
Extinction coefficient: 210,000
Molecular weight: ~ 3267
Excitation laser line: 785 nm
Replaces: Alexa Fluor® 790
Exceptionally bright and stable
Ideal for in vivo imaging
Compatible with LI-COR® Odyssey®
Superior signal-to-noise for bioconjugates
Dye options for STORM & photoacoustic imaging
Novel long Stokes shift tandem dye for flow cytometry multiplexing
Abs/Em maxima: 633, 638/813 nm
Laser line: 633 -640 nm
Spectrally similar to: APC/Fire™ 813, cFluor®R840
Exceptional signal-to-noise for flow cytometry
Designed for enhanced FRET performance
Available with flow validated primary antibodies
Near-infrared CF® Dye
Abs/Em Maxima: 797/816 nm
Extinction coefficient: 210,000
Molecular weight: ~3334
Excitation laser line: 785 nm
Spectrally similar to: Indocyanine Green
Exceptionally bright and stable
Ideal for in vivo imaging
Compatible with LI-COR® Odyssey®
Superior signal-to-noise for bioconjugates
Dye options for STORM & photoacoustic imaging
Near-infrared CF® Dye
Abs/EmMaxima: 822/835 nm
Extinction coefficient: 253,000
Molecular weight: ~2553
Excitation laser line: 785 nm
Exceptionally bright and stable
Ideal for in vivo imaging
Compatible with LI-COR® Odyssey®
Superior signal-to-noise for bioconjugates
Dye options for STORM & photoacoustic imaging
Near-infrared CF® Dye
Abs/EmMaxima: 852/870 nm
Molecular weight: ~2787
Excitation laser line: 808 nm
Exceptionally bright and stable
Ideal for in vivo imaging
Compatible with LI-COR® Odyssey®
Superior signal-to-noise for bioconjugates
Optimal for the 808 nm laser for flow cytometry
Near-infrared CF® Dye
Abs/EmMaxima: 876/896 nm
Molecular weight: ~2773
Excitation laser line: 808 nm
Exceptionally bright and stable
Ideal for in vivo imaging
Compatible with LI-COR® Odyssey®
Superior signal-to-noise for bioconjugates
Optimal for the 808 nm laser for flow cytometry
CF Dyes validated in SIM, STORM, STED, TIRF, and more
Superior brightness, photostability, and photochemical switching
Single label antibody conjugates for STORM
Growing list of publications
A spectrally unique green dye ideal for spectral flow cytometry.
Akoya Tyramide | Ex/Em (nm) | Biotium Tyramide | Ex/Em (nm) | Biotium Cat. No. | Notes | CF® Dye Features |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
TSA Coumarin | 402/443 | CF®405S | 404/431 | 92197 | Much brighter & more photostable alternative |
CF®405S Features |
Opal™ Polaris 480 | 450/500 | CF®430 | 426/498 | 96053 | Recommended for abundant targets |
CF®430 Features |
Opal™520 | 494/525 | CF®488A | 490/515 | 92171 | CF®488A Features | |
TSA Fluorescein | 494/517 | Fluorescein | 492/514 | 96018 | Direct replacement | See CF®488A for a brighter & much more photostable alternative |
TSA TMR TSA Cyanine 3 |
550/570 | Cyanine 555 | 555/565 | 96020 | Direct replacement for Cyanine 3 |
See CF®555 & CF®568 for brighter & more photostable alternatives. |
CF®555 | 555/565 | 96021 | Brighter & more photostable alternatives |
CF®555 Features | ||
CF®568 | 562/583 | 92173 | CF®568 Features | |||
Opal™570 | 550/570 | CF®550R | 551/577 | 96077 | CF®550R Features | |
CF®555 | 555/565 |
96021 | CF®555 Features | |||
TSA Plus Cyanine 3.5 | 581/596 | CF®583R | 586/609 | 96085 | Brighter & more photostable alternatives |
CF®583R Features |
CF®594 | 593/614 | 92174 | CF®594 Features | |||
Opal™620 | 588/616 | CF®583R | 586/609 | 96085 | CF®583R Features | |
TSA Cyanine 5 | 648/667 | CF®640R | 642/662 | 92175 | Brighter & more photostable alternative |
CF®640R Features |
CF®647 | 650/665 | 96022 | Brighter alternative | CF®647 Features | ||
CF®660R | 663/682 | 92195 | Less cross-talk with visible red dyes; bright & extremely photostable |
CF®660R Features | ||
TSA Plus Cyanine 5.5 Opal™690 |
673/692 676/694 |
CF®680R | 680/701 | 92196 | Bright & extremely photostable |
CF®680R Features |
Opal™ Polaris 780 | 750/770 | CF®754 | 745/786 | 96090 | Recommended for abundant targets |
Unique NIR dye for TSA |
TSA Biotin | N/A | Biotin-XX | N/A | 92176 | Direct replacement | |
TSA Plus DNP | N/A | DNP | N/A | 96019 | Direct replacement | |
TSA Plus DIG | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |