Molecular Probes™ Alexa Fluor™ 488 NHS Ester (Succinimidyl Ester)

Description

• Alexa Fluor™ 488 is a bright, green-fluorescent dye with excitation ideally suited for the 488 nm laser line
• Used for stable signal generation in imaging and flow cytometry, Alexa Fluor™ 488 dye is water soluble and pH-insensitive from pH 4 to pH 10
• In addition to reactive dye formulations, we offer Alexa Fluor™ 488 dye conjugated to a variety of antibodies, peptides, proteins, tracers, and amplification substrates optimized for cellular labeling and detection
• The NHS ester (or succinimidyl ester) of Alexa Fluor™ 488 is the most popular tool for conjugating this dye to a protein or antibody
• NHS esters can be used to label to the primary amines (R-NH 2 ) of proteins, amine-modified oligonucleotides, and other amine-containing molecules
• The resulting Alexa Fluor™ conjugate will exhibit brighter fluorescence and greater photostability than the conjugates of other spectrally similar fluorophores
• Detailed information about this AlexaFluor™ NHS ester: Fluorophore label: Alexa Fluor™ 488 dye Reactive group: NHS ester Reactivity: Primary amines on proteins and ligands, amine-modified oligonucleotides Ex/Em of the conjugate: 494/517 nm Extinction coefficient: 73,000 cm -1 M -1 Spectrally similar dyes: FITC, Oregon Green 488 Molecular weight: 643.4 Typical Conjugation Reaction You can conjugate amine-reactive reagents with virtually any protein or peptide (the provided protocol is optimized for IgG antibodies)
• You can scale the reaction for any amount of protein, but the concentration of the protein should be at least 2 mg/mL for optimal results
• We recommend trying three different degrees of labeling, using three different molar ratios of the reactive reagent to protein
• The Alexa Fluor™ NHS ester is typically dissolved in high-quality anhydrous dimethylformamide (DMF) or dimethylsulfoxide (DMSO) (D12345), and the reaction is carried out in 0.1–0.2 M sodium bicarbonate buffer, pH 8.3, at room temperature for 1 hour
• Because the pKa of the terminal amine is lower than that of the lysine epsilon-amino group, you may achieve more selective labeling of the amine terminus using a buffer closer to neutral pH
• Conjugate Purification Labeled antibodies are typically separated from free Alexa Fluor™ dye using a gel filtration column, such as Sephadex™ G-25, BioGel™ P-30, or equivalent
• For much larger or smaller proteins, select a gel filtration media with an appropriate molecular weight cut-off or purify by dialysis
• We offer several purification kits optimized for different quantities of antibody conjugate: Antibody Conjugate Purification Kit for 0.5-1 mg (Cat
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• A33086) Antibody Conjugate Purification Kit for 20-50 μg (Cat
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• A33087) Antibody Conjugate Purification kit for 50-100 μg (Cat
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• A33088) Learn More About Protein and Antibody Labeling We offer a wide selection of Molecular Probes™ antibody and protein labeling kits to fit your starting material and your experimental setup
• See our Antibody Labeling kits or use our Labeling Chemistry Selection Tool for other choices
• To learn more about our labeling kits, read Kits for Labeling Proteins and Nucleic Acids—Section 1.2 in The Molecular Probes™ Handbook
• We'll Make a Custom Conjugate for You If you can’t find what you’re looking for in our online catalog, we'll prepare a custom antibody or protein conjugate for you
• Our custom conjugation service is efficient and confidential, and we stand by the quality of our work
• We are ISO 13485:2000 certified.