DAPI Dilactate
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Physical properties
Molecular weight | 457.48 |
Solvent | Water |
Spectral properties
Extinction coefficient (cm -1 M -1) | 27000 |
Excitation (nm) | 359 |
Emission (nm) | 457 |
Storage, safety and handling
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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CAS 28718-91-4 | Molecular weight 457.48 | 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. DAPI dilactate has improved water solubility compared to DAPI HCl salt.
Calculators
Common stock solution preparation
Table 1. Volume of Water needed to reconstitute specific mass of DAPI Dilactate 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 | 218.589 µL | 1.093 mL | 2.186 mL | 10.929 mL | 21.859 mL |
5 mM | 43.718 µL | 218.589 µL | 437.178 µL | 2.186 mL | 4.372 mL |
10 mM | 21.859 µL | 109.294 µL | 218.589 µL | 1.093 mL | 2.186 mL |
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Spectral properties
Extinction coefficient (cm -1 M -1) | 27000 |
Excitation (nm) | 359 |
Emission (nm) | 457 |
References
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Differential pulse voltammetric studies of ethidium bromide binding to DNA
Authors: Minasyan SH, Tavadyan LA, Antonyan AP, Davtyan HG, Parsadanyan MA, Vardevanyan PO.
Journal: Bioelectrochemistry (2006): 48
Authors: Minasyan SH, Tavadyan LA, Antonyan AP, Davtyan HG, Parsadanyan MA, Vardevanyan PO.
Journal: Bioelectrochemistry (2006): 48
Immunohistochemical staining of the macrophagic and astrocytic response in the brainstem of Wistar rats submitted to the ethidium bromide gliotoxic model and treated with cyclophosphamide
Authors: Sanchez M, Bondan EF, Lallo MA, Sinhorini IL, Dagli ML, Maiorka PC, Pereira LA, Graca DL.
Journal: Arq Neuropsiquiatr (2006): 787
Authors: Sanchez M, Bondan EF, Lallo MA, Sinhorini IL, Dagli ML, Maiorka PC, Pereira LA, Graca DL.
Journal: Arq Neuropsiquiatr (2006): 787
Use of ethidium bromide monoazide for quantification of viable and dead mixed bacterial flora from fish fillets by polymerase chain reaction
Authors: Lee JL, Levin RE.
Journal: J Microbiol Methods. (2006)
Authors: Lee JL, Levin RE.
Journal: J Microbiol Methods. (2006)
Analysis of cycloheximide-induced apoptosis in human leukocytes: Fluorescence microscopy using annexin V/propidium iodide versus acridin orange/ethidium bromide
Authors: Baskic D, Popovic S, Ristic P, Arsenijevic NN.
Journal: Cell Biol Int (2006): 924
Authors: Baskic D, Popovic S, Ristic P, Arsenijevic NN.
Journal: Cell Biol Int (2006): 924
Role of the ABC transporter TruMDR2 in terbinafine, 4-nitroquinoline N-oxide and ethidium bromide susceptibility in Trichophyton rubrum
Authors: Fachin AL, Ferreira-Nozawa MS, Maccheroni W, Jr., Martinez-Rossi NM.
Journal: J Med Microbiol (2006): 1093
Authors: Fachin AL, Ferreira-Nozawa MS, Maccheroni W, Jr., Martinez-Rossi NM.
Journal: J Med Microbiol (2006): 1093
Atomic force microscopic examination of chromosomes treated with trypsin or ethidium bromide
Authors: Wu Y, Cai J, Cheng L, Yun K, Wang C, Chen Y.
Journal: Chem Pharm Bull (Tokyo) (2006): 501
Authors: Wu Y, Cai J, Cheng L, Yun K, Wang C, Chen Y.
Journal: Chem Pharm Bull (Tokyo) (2006): 501
Acetylcholinesterase activity in rats experimentally demyelinated with ethidium bromide and treated with interferon beta
Authors: Mazzanti CM, Spanevello RM, Pereira LB, Goncalves JF, Kaizer R, Correa M, Ahmed M, Mazzanti A, Festugatto R, Graca DL, Morsch VM, Schetinger MR.
Journal: Neurochem Res (2006): 1027
Authors: Mazzanti CM, Spanevello RM, Pereira LB, Goncalves JF, Kaizer R, Correa M, Ahmed M, Mazzanti A, Festugatto R, Graca DL, Morsch VM, Schetinger MR.
Journal: Neurochem Res (2006): 1027
Extended ethidium bromide analogue as a triple helix intercalator: synthesis, photophysical properties and nucleic acids binding
Authors: Tam VK, Liu Q, Tor Y.
Journal: Chem Commun (Camb) (2006): 2684
Authors: Tam VK, Liu Q, Tor Y.
Journal: Chem Commun (Camb) (2006): 2684
The Complex of Ethidium Bromide with Genomic DNA: Structure Analysis by Polarized Raman Spectroscopy
Authors: Tsuboi M, Benevides JM, Thomas Jr GJ.
Journal: Biophys J. (2006)
Authors: Tsuboi M, Benevides JM, Thomas Jr GJ.
Journal: Biophys J. (2006)
Apyrase and 5'-nucleotidase activities in synaptosomes from the cerebral cortex of rats experimentally demyelinated with ethidium bromide and treated with interferon-beta
Authors: Spanevello RM, Mazzanti CM, Kaizer R, Zanin R, Cargnelutti D, Hannel L, Correa M, Mazzanti A, Festugatto R, Graca D, Schetinger MR, Morsch VM.
Journal: Neurochem Res (2006): 455
Authors: Spanevello RM, Mazzanti CM, Kaizer R, Zanin R, Cargnelutti D, Hannel L, Correa M, Mazzanti A, Festugatto R, Graca D, Schetinger MR, Morsch VM.
Journal: Neurochem Res (2006): 455
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