AF 488 NHS ester
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11820 | 1 mg |
$125
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21820 | 5 mg |
$325
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31820 | 10 mg |
$480
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41820 | 25 mg |
$950
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51820 | 50 mg |
$1625
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61820 | 100 mg |
$2090
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AF 488 is a bright and photostable dye. Due to its high hydrophilicity, this is a dye of choice for the labeling of sensitive proteins and antibodies. The dye is useful for many demanding applications, including microscopy.
AF 488 is a sulfonated rhodamine dye Rhodamine 110 (R110). Like other rhodamines, it is available as 5- and 6-isomers, which have almost identical photophysical properties. The isomers need to be separated, otherwise, the use of mixed isomer dye can lead to doubled peaks during HPLC or electrophoresis separations of the labeled products. This product is an isomerically pure 5-AF 488.
This NHS ester is an amine-reactive dye; it can label amine groups in proteins, peptides, amino-modified oligos, and other target molecules.
Absorption and emission spectra of AF 488

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Appearance: | dark orange solid |
Molecular weight: | 732.74 |
Molecular formula: | C31H32N4O13S2 |
Solubility: | good in water, DMF, DMSO |
Quality control: | NMR 1H, HPLC-MS (80+%, balance mostly carboxylic acid) |
Storage conditions: | Storage: 12 months after receipt at -20°C in the dark. Transportation: at room temperature for up to 3 weeks. Avoid prolonged exposure to light. Desiccate. |
MSDS: | Download |
Product specifications |
Spectral properties
Excitation/absorption maximum, nm: | 495 |
ε, L⋅mol−1⋅cm−1: | 71800 |
Emission maximum, nm: | 519 |
Fluorescence quantum yield: | 0.91 |
CF260: | 0.16 |
CF280: | 0.10 |
Product citations
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- Schöpf, F.; Marongiu, G.L.; Milaj, K.; Sprink, T.; Kikhney, J.; Moter, A.; Roderer, D. Structural basis of Fusobacterium nucleatumadhesin Fap2 interaction with receptors on cancer and immune cells. bioRxiv, 2024, preprint. doi: 10.1101/2024.02.28.582045
- Fedorova, N.; Sokolov, A.; Trashkov, A.; Varfolomeeva, E. The preparation of samples for studying neutrophils without their isolation. Biological Communications, 2023, 68(3), 145-150. doi: 10.21638/spbu03.2023.302
- Białobrzewski, M.K.; Klepka, B.P.; Michaś, A.; Cieplak-Rotowska, M.K.; Staszałek, Z.; Niedźwiecka, A. Diversity of hydrodynamic radii of intrinsically disordered proteins. European Biophysics Journal, 2023, 52, 607-618. doi: 10.1007/s00249-023-01683-8
