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trFluor™ Tb maleimide

Fluorescent dye maleimides are the most popular tool for conjugating dyes to a peptide, protein, antibody, thiol-modified oligonucleotide or nucleic acid through their SH group. Maleimides react readily with the thiol group of proteins, thiol-modified oligonucleotides, and other thiol-containing molecules under neutral conditions. The resulting dye conjugates are quite stable.
Fluorescent dye maleimides are the most popular tool for conjugating dyes to a peptide, protein, antibody, thiol-modified oligonucleotide or nucleic acid through their SH group. Maleimides react readily with the thiol group of proteins, thiol-modified oligonucleotides, and other thiol-containing molecules under neutral conditions. The resulting dye conjugates are quite stable.
Fluorescent dye maleimides are the most popular tool for conjugating dyes to a peptide, protein, antibody, thiol-modified oligonucleotide or nucleic acid through their SH group. Maleimides react readily with the thiol group of proteins, thiol-modified oligonucleotides, and other thiol-containing molecules under neutral conditions. The resulting dye conjugates are quite stable.
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Physical properties
Molecular weight1123.92
SolventDMSO
Spectral properties
Correction Factor (260 nm)0.942
Correction Factor (280 nm)0.797
Excitation (nm)333
Emission (nm)544
Storage, safety and handling
H-phraseH303, H313, H333
Hazard symbolXN
Intended useResearch Use Only (RUO)
R-phraseR20, R21, R22
StorageFreeze (< -15 °C); Minimize light exposure
UNSPSC12171501

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Molecular weight
1123.92
Correction Factor (260 nm)
0.942
Correction Factor (280 nm)
0.797
Excitation (nm)
333
Emission (nm)
544
Many biological compounds present in cells, serum or other biological fluids are naturally fluorescent, and thus the use of conventional, prompt fluorophores leads to serious limitations in assay sensitivity due to the high background caused by the autofluorescence of the biological molecules to be assayed. The use of long-lived fluorophores combined with time-resolved detection (a delay between excitation and emission detection) minimizes prompt fluorescence interferences. Our trFluor™ Tb probes enable time-resolved fluorometry (TRF) for the assays that require high sensitivity. These trFluor™ Tb probes have large Stokes shifts and extremely long emission half-lives when compared to more traditional fluorophores such as Alexa Fluor or cyanine dyes. Compared to the other TRF compounds, our trFluor™ Tb probes have relatively high stability, high emission yield and ability to be linked to biomolecules. Moreover, our trFluor™ Tb probes are insensitive to fluorescence quenching when conjugated to biological polymers such as antibodies.

Example protocol


PREPARATION OF WORKING SOLUTION

Dye labelling solution (7mM)
Add 10 µL DMSO to the vial to make 7 mM dye labeling solution. Note: We recommend preparing fresh dye labelling solution.

SAMPLE EXPERIMENTAL PROTOCOL

Protocol for Labeling Proteins with trFluor™ Eu Maleimide:
  1. Dissolve your thiol-containing protein at concentration 1-10 mg/mL (3-10 mg is the optimal labeling concentration) using PBS buffer (20 mM, pH 7.2).
  2. Mix the trFluor™ Maleimide and protein solution at 20:1 molar ratio of dye/protein, and shake the reaction mixture at room temperature for 2-4 hours in the dark.
  3. Filter the reaction mixture through a protein spin column for 100 µg to 1 mg protein labeling reaction; or purify the conjugate using gel filtration on a properly sized Sephadex G-25 column if the reaction scale is larger than 1 mg.
  4. Collect the desired fractions for your immediate use or freeze dry them for your future use. Note: The trFluor™ conjugate need be used near neutral pH range (6.5 to 7.5). Either acidic or basic pH would reduce its fluorescence intensity. 

Protocol for Labeling Small Molecules with trFluor™ Eu Maleimide:
  1. Dissolve trFluor™ Maleimide (10 -15 mg/mL) and your thiol-contain molecule in DMSO at 1:1.2 molar ratio of dye/ thiol-contain molecule.
  2. Stir the reaction mixture at room temperature for 2-4 hours in the dark.
  3. Purify the conjugate using HPLC (ammonium acetate/water and acetonitrile, pH 7.0).
  4. Collect and pool the desired fractions.
  5. Combine and freeze-dry the pooled fractions. Note: The trFluor™ conjugate need be used near neutral pH range (6.5 to 7.5). Either acidic or basic pH would reduce its fluorescence intensity. Note: These protocols can be used as sample protovols. We recommend to modify as per needed. 

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Common stock solution preparation

Table 1. Volume of DMSO needed to reconstitute specific mass of trFluor™ Tb maleimide to given concentration. Note that volume is only for preparing stock solution. Refer to sample experimental protocol for appropriate experimental/physiological buffers.

0.1 mg0.5 mg1 mg5 mg10 mg
1 mM88.974 µL444.872 µL889.743 µL4.449 mL8.897 mL
5 mM17.795 µL88.974 µL177.949 µL889.743 µL1.779 mL
10 mM8.897 µL44.487 µL88.974 µL444.872 µL889.743 µL

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Spectral properties

Correction Factor (260 nm)0.942
Correction Factor (280 nm)0.797
Excitation (nm)333
Emission (nm)544

Product Family


NameExcitation (nm)Emission (nm)Extinction coefficient (cm -1 M -1)Correction Factor (260 nm)Correction Factor (280 nm)
trFluor™ Eu maleimide346617210000.9110.777

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