Cascade blue derivatives: water soluble, reactive, blue emission dyes evaluated as fluorescent labels and tracers.
AuthorsWhitaker JE, Haugland RP, Moore PL, Hewitt PC, Reese M, Haugland RP
JournalAnal Biochem
PubMed ID1724118
Fluorescent dyes based on the pyrenyloxytrisulfonic acid (Cascade Blue) structure were prepared and evaluated. The dyes contain functional groups that react with amines, thiols, acids, aldehydes, and ketones, forming covalently bonded, fluorescent derivatives of molecules with broad biological interest. Reactive groups in the Cascade Blue dyes include carboxylic acids and ... More