DAPI [4,6-Diamidino-2-phenylindole, dihydrochloride] *CAS 28718-90-3*
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Physical properties
Molecular weight | 350.25 |
Solvent | Water |
Spectral properties
Extinction coefficient (cm -1 M -1) | 27000 |
Excitation (nm) | 359 |
Emission (nm) | 457 |
Storage, safety and handling
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H-phrase | H303, H313, H340 |
Hazard symbol | T |
Intended use | Research Use Only (RUO) |
R-phrase | R20, R21, R68 |
Storage | Freeze (< -15 °C); Minimize light exposure |
UNSPSC | 41116134 |
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See also: Cell Cycle Assays, Nucleus, DAPI - Blue Fluorescent DNA Stain, Fluorescence Activated Cell Sorting (FACS), Immunohistochemistry (IHC)
CAS 28718-90-3 | Molecular weight 350.25 | Extinction coefficient (cm -1 M -1) 27000 | Excitation (nm) 359 | Emission (nm) 457 |
DAPI is a fluorescent stain that binds strongly to DNA. It is used extensively in fluorescence microscopy. Since DAPI passes through an intact cell membrane, it can be used to stain live cells besides fixed cells. For fluorescence microscopy, DAPI is excited with ultraviolet light. When bound to double-stranded DNA its absorption maximum is at 358 nm and its emission maximum is at 461 nm. One drawback of DAPI is that its emission is fairly broad. DAPI also binds to RNA although it is not as strongly fluorescent as it binds to DNA. Its emission shifts to around 500 nm when bound to RNA. DAPI's blue emission is convenient for multiplexing assays since there is very little fluorescence overlap between DAPI and green-fluorescent molecules like fluorescein and green fluorescent protein (GFP), or red-fluorescent stains like Texas Red. Besides labeling cell nuclei, DAPI is also used for the detection of mycoplasma or virus DNA in cell cultures.
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Common stock solution preparation
Table 1. Volume of Water needed to reconstitute specific mass of DAPI [4,6-Diamidino-2-phenylindole, dihydrochloride] *CAS 28718-90-3* to given concentration. Note that volume is only for preparing stock solution. Refer to sample experimental protocol for appropriate experimental/physiological buffers.
0.1 mg | 0.5 mg | 1 mg | 5 mg | 10 mg | |
1 mM | 285.51 µL | 1.428 mL | 2.855 mL | 14.276 mL | 28.551 mL |
5 mM | 57.102 µL | 285.51 µL | 571.021 µL | 2.855 mL | 5.71 mL |
10 mM | 28.551 µL | 142.755 µL | 285.51 µL | 1.428 mL | 2.855 mL |
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Spectral properties
Extinction coefficient (cm -1 M -1) | 27000 |
Excitation (nm) | 359 |
Emission (nm) | 457 |
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Citations
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Journal: International Journal of Molecular Medicine (2023): 1--14
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Spatiotemporal distribution analyses of Wnt5a ligand and its receptors Ror2, Frizzled2, and Frizzled5 during tongue muscle development in prenatal mice
Authors: Asada, Naomi and Suzuki, Kingo and Sunohara, Masataka
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Journal: International Immunology (2023): dxad045
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Journal: International Immunology (2023): dxad045
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Cerebral Myelination in a Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia Murine Model
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References
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Reliable DNA ploidy determination in dehydrated tissues of vascular plants by DAPI flow cytometry--new prospects for plant research
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Journal: Cytometry A (2006): 273
Authors: Suda J, Travnicek P.
Journal: Cytometry A (2006): 273
Identification of all pachytene bivalents in the common shrew using DAPI-staining of synaptonemal complex spreads
Authors: Belonogova NM, Karamysheva TV, Biltueva LS, Perepelov EA, Minina JM, Polyakov AV, Zhdanova NS, Rubtsov NB, Searle JB, Borodin PM.
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Physical localization of ribosomal genes and chromosome DAPI banding by in situ hybridization in Medicago sativa L
Authors: Chen JM, Hong YH, Wang YP, Bowley S, Wan JM.
Journal: Yi Chuan (2006): 184
Authors: Chen JM, Hong YH, Wang YP, Bowley S, Wan JM.
Journal: Yi Chuan (2006): 184
DNA staining with the fluorochromes EtBr, DAPI and YOYO-1 in the comet assay with tobacco plants after treatment with ethyl methanesulphonate, hyperthermia and DNase-I
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Journal: Mutat Res (2006): 17
Authors: Gichner T, Mukherjee A, Veleminsky J.
Journal: Mutat Res (2006): 17
Investigation of chromosomes in varieties and translocation lines of pea Pisum sativum L. by FISH, Ag-NOR, and differential DAPI staining
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DAPI fluorescence in nuclei isolated from tumors
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Journal: J Histochem Cytochem (2005): 1033
Polarized fluorescence correlation spectroscopy of DNA-DAPI complexes
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Journal: Microsc Res Tech (2004): 205
Authors: Barcellona ML, Gammon S, Hazlett T, Digman MA, Gratton E.
Journal: Microsc Res Tech (2004): 205
DNA quantification in nuclei of cultivated mushroom with DAPI staining
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Journal: Tsitologiia (2004): 381
Authors: Pancheva EV, Volkova VN, Kamzolkina OV.
Journal: Tsitologiia (2004): 381
Quantification of sPLA2-induced early and late apoptosis changes in neuronal cell cultures using combined TUNEL and DAPI staining
Authors: Daniel B, DeCoster MA.
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DAPI derivative: a fluorescent DNA dye that can be covalently attached to biomolecules
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