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Is Cy3 a fluorophore?
Posted July 1, 2021
Answer
Yes, Cy3 is an orange fluorophore. It has an absorption wavelength that peaks around 548-552 nm and an emission maximum around 562-570 nm.
Cy3 is commonly used in a wide range of applications such as fluorescence microscopy, nucleic acid labeling, immunolabeling, and flow cytometry.
Additional resources
Membrane Interactions of Cy3 and Cy5 Fluorophores and Their Effects on Membrane-Protein Dynamics
Cyanine 3 monosuccinimidyl ester [equivalent to Cy3® NHS ester]