Application Notes

Helixyte™ iFluor® Nucleic Acid Labeling Dyes - Frequently Asked Questions AAT Bioquest® offers Helixyte™ iFluor® Nucleic Acid Labeling Dyes, your solution for efficient, one-step, direct labeling of any nucleic acid. This non-enzymatic method covalently attaches labels without damaging the…

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Posted October 3, 2024

What are Cell Proliferation Assays? Cell proliferation plays a vital role during the lifespan of an organism, from the time of embryogenesis throughout development. Cell proliferation helps maintain homoeostasis by recycling out old cells, and introducing new cells. Abnormal cell proliferation…

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Posted August 20, 2024

What is Cy3? Cy3 is a yellow fluorescent dye belonging to the cyanine dyes family, which itself is a subset of the methine dyes (polymethine dyes) family. It is commonly used in immunocytochemistry and molecular biology applications. Is Cy3 red or green? Cy3 is readily supplied as a red powder. When excited…

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Posted July 24, 2024

Coomassie staining is a widely used technique for visualizing proteins present in SDS-PAGE gels, which is essential for protein detection and analysis in biochemical research. The detection, quantification, and analysis of various proteins allow researchers and scientists to better investigate…

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Posted July 15, 2024

Antibody labeling (also, bioconjugation) is a fundamental technique in biomedical research and diagnostics, enabling the precise attachment of molecules to antibodies for a wide range of in vitro and in vivo applications. There are several methods for attaching functional ligands to antibodies,…

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Posted June 21, 2024