General description
CF 555 is a red fluorescent dye spectrally similar to Cy3™ and Alexa Fluor™ 555. CF 555 also has comparable brightness and photostability as Cy3 and Alexa Fluor 555.
Features and Benefits
1. Has comparable brightness and photostability as Cy®3 and Alexa Fluor™555 2. Highly water-soluble. 3. pH-insensitive.
Preparation Note
Protect from light
Legal Information
This product is distributed by Sigma-Aldrich Co. under the authorization of Biotium, Inc. This product is covered by one or more US patents and corresponding patent claims outside the US patents or pending applications owned or licensed by Biotium, Inc. including without limitation: 12/334,387; 12/607,915; 12/699,778; 12/850,578; 61/454,484. In consideration of the purchase price paid by the buyer, the buyer is hereby granted a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable license to use only the purchased amount of the product solely for the buyer′s own internal research in a manner consistent with the accompanying product literature. Except as expressly granted herein, the sale of this product does not grant to or convey upon the buyer any license, expressly, by implication or estoppel, under any patent right or other intellectual property right of Biotium, Inc. Buyer shall not resell or transfer this product to any third party, or use the product for any commercial purposes, including without limitation, any diagnostic, therapeutic or prophylactic uses. This product is for research use only. Any other uses, including diagnostic uses, require a separate license from Biotium, Inc. For information on purchasing a license to use this product for purposes other than research, contact Biotium, Inc., 3159 Corporate Place, Hayward, CA 94545, Tel: (510) 265-1027. Fax: (510) 265-1352. Email: btinfo@biotium.com.
ALEXA FLUOR is a trademark of Life Technologies
CF is a trademark of Biotium, Inc.
Cy is a registered trademark of Cytiva
Cy3 is a trademark of Cytiva
Disclaimer
Unless otherwise stated in our catalog or other company documentation accompanying the product(s), our products are intended for research use only and are not to be used for any other purpose, which includes but is not limited to, unauthorized commercial uses, in vitro diagnostic uses, ex vivo or in vivo therapeutic uses or any type of consumption or application to humans or animals.
| form | solid |
| Quality Level | 100 |
| ε (extinction coefficient) | 150000 at 555 nm |
| absorbance ratio | A280/555 nm 0.08 |
| fluorescence | λex 488 or 532 nm (Flow cytometry laser line),λex 488 or 532 nm (Microscopy laser line),λex 555 nm; λem 565 nm |
| suitability | suitable for fluorescence |
| storage temp. | −20°C |
