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Table 8.1 Specialty nucleic acid reagents for molecular biology.
Cat. No. | Dye | Ex/Em * | Application |
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Dyes for Ultrasensitive Solution Quantitation † | |||
P7581, P11495, P7589, P11496 | Quant-iT PicoGreen dsDNA reagent and Kits | 502/523 | Ultrasensitive reagent for solution quantitation of dsDNA |
O7582, O11492 | Quant-iT OliGreen ssDNA reagent and Kit | 498/518 | Ultrasensitive reagent for solution quantitation of ssDNA and oligonucleotides |
R11491, R11490, R32700 | Quant-iT RiboGreen RNA reagent and Kits | 500/525 | Ultrasensitive reagent for solution quantitation of RNA |
Dyes for Sensitive Detection of Nucleic Acids in Gels and on Blots | |||
S11494 | SYBR Gold nucleic acid gel stain | 495/537 | Ultrasensitive gel stain for single- or double-stranded DNA or RNA post-electrophoresis |
SYBR Green I nucleic acid gel stain | 494/521 | Ultrasensitive gel stain for double-stranded DNA and oligonucleotides post-electrophoresis; also useful for real-time PCR assays | |
SYBR Green II RNA gel stain | 492/513 | Sensitive stain for RNA and single-stranded DNA post-electrophoresis | |
SYBR Safe DNA stain | 502/530 | Sensitive DNA gel stain with significantly reduced mutagenicity | |
* All excitation (Ex) and emission (Em) maxima were determined for dyes bound to double-stranded calf thymus DNA in aqueous solution. † In addition to these dyes, we offer a wide selection of Quant-iT Kits for use with the Qubit fluorometer and with microplate readers; these are listed in Selection guide for the Quant-iT Assay Kits—Table 8.8. |
For Research Use Only. Not for use in diagnostic procedures.