Fluorophores

Name Max Absorption Max Emission Extinction Coefficient Quantum Yield Brightness Index Conditions
2′,7′-Dichlorofluorescein 504 nm 529 nm Tris-Cl pH 8.0, 0.1 M
2′,7′-Dichlorofluorescein diacetate 504 nm 524 nm Tris-Cl pH 8.0, 0.1 M Esterase
3-Cyanoumbelliferone 408 nm 450 nm Methanol, 100% (vol:vol)
5(6)-Carboxy-2′,7′-dichlorofluorescein 504 nm 529 nm Tris-Cl pH 8.0, 0.1 M
5(6)-Carboxy-2′,7′-dichlorofluorescein 504 nm 525 nm pH 9
5(6)-Carboxy-2′,7′-dichlorofluorescein diacetate 470 nm 529 nm Tris-Cl pH 8.0, 0.1 M Esterase
5(6)-Carboxyfluorescein diacetate 492 nm 517 nm Tris-Cl pH 8.0, 0.1 M
5(6)-Carboxynaphthofluorescein 512 nm 567 nm Acid/Neutral
5(6)-Carboxynaphthofluorescein 598 nm 668 nm Basic
5(6)-Carboxyrhodamine 110 502 nm 524 nm Methanol, 100% (vol:vol)
5(6)-Carboxyrhodamine 6G 525 nm 555 nm 108,000 cm-1M-1
5(6)-ROX 570 nm 595 nm Tris-Cl pH 8.0, 0.1 M
5(6)-TAMRA 541 nm 567 nm 84,000 cm-1M-1 0.10 8
5-ROX 575 nm 600 nm Phosphate pH 7.0
5-ROX 578 nm 604 nm 79,000 cm-1M-1 pH 7
5-TAMRA 541 nm 567 nm 84,000 cm-1M-1 0.10 8
6,7-Dimethoxy-4-coumarinylacetate 342 nm 418 nm Methanol, 100% (vol:vol)
6-ROX 570 nm 591 nm 82,000 cm-1M-1
6-TAMRA 541 nm 567 nm 84,000 cm-1M-1 0.10 8
7-(Diethylamino)coumarin-3-carbohydrazide 450 nm 468 nm Methanol, 100% (vol:vol)
7-(Diethylamino)coumarin-3-carbonyl azide 390 nm 478 nm Methanol, 100% (vol:vol)
7-(Diethylamino)coumarin-3-carboxylic acid 409 nm 473 nm Tris-Cl pH 9.0, 0.1 M
7-(Diethylamino)coumarin-3-carboxylic acid N-succinimidyl ester 445 nm 482 nm Sodium Phosphate pH 7.0, 100 mM
Acridine Orange 271 nm 520 nm 27,000 cm-1M-1 0.20 5 Ethanol, 100% (vol:vol)
Alexa Fluor® 350 346 nm 442 nm 19,000 cm-1M-1
Alexa Fluor® 405 401 nm 421 nm 35,000 cm-1M-1
Alexa Fluor® 430 431 nm 541 nm 16,000 cm-1M-1 0.55 9
Alexa Fluor® 488 495 nm 519 nm 71,000 cm-1M-1 0.94 67
Alexa Fluor® 514 517 nm 542 nm 80,000 cm-1M-1
Alexa Fluor® 532 532 nm 553 nm 81,000 cm-1M-1 0.80 65
Alexa Fluor® 546 556 nm 573 nm 104,000 cm-1M-1 0.96 100
Alexa Fluor® 555 555 nm 565 nm 155,000 cm-1M-1 0.10 16
Alexa Fluor® 568 578 nm 603 nm 91,300 cm-1M-1 0.75 68
Alexa Fluor® 594 590 nm 617 nm 73,000 cm-1M-1 0.64 47
Alexa Fluor® 610-X 603 nm 623 nm 144,000 cm-1M-1
Alexa Fluor® 633 621 nm 639 nm 159,000 cm-1M-1
Alexa Fluor® 647 650 nm 665 nm 270,000 cm-1M-1 0.33 89
Alexa Fluor® 660 668 nm 698 nm 132,000 cm-1M-1
Alexa Fluor® 680 679 nm 702 nm 183,000 cm-1M-1 0.36 66
Alexa Fluor® 700 702 nm 723 nm 205,000 cm-1M-1
Alexa Fluor® 750 749 nm 775 nm 290,000 cm-1M-1 0.12 35
Alexa Fluor® 790 784 nm 814 nm 260,000 cm-1M-1
Allophycocyanin 650 nm 660 nm 70,000 cm-1M-1 0.68 48
AMCA 360 nm 448 nm pH 9
AMCA-H 350 nm 433 nm Methanol, 100% (vol:vol)
AMCA-NHS 354 nm 440 nm Methanol, 100% (vol:vol)
AMCA-Sulfo-NHS 345 nm 450 nm
AMCA-X 353 nm 442 nm
ATTO 390 390 nm 476 nm 24,000 cm-1M-1 0.90 22
ATTO 425 439 nm 485 nm 45,000 cm-1M-1 0.90 41
ATTO 465 453 nm 509 nm 75,000 cm-1M-1 0.75 56
ATTO 488 500 nm 520 nm 90,000 cm-1M-1 0.80 72
ATTO 495 498 nm 526 nm 80,000 cm-1M-1 0.20 16
ATTO 514 511 nm 532 nm 115,000 cm-1M-1 0.85 98
ATTO 520 517 nm 538 nm 110,000 cm-1M-1 0.90 99
ATTO 532 532 nm 552 nm 115,000 cm-1M-1 0.90 104
ATTO 540Q 543 nm 105,000 cm-1M-1
ATTO 542 542 nm 562 nm 120,000 cm-1M-1 0.93 112
ATTO 550 554 nm 576 nm 120,000 cm-1M-1 0.80 96
ATTO 565 564 nm 590 nm 120,000 cm-1M-1 0.90 108
ATTO 590 593 nm 622 nm 120,000 cm-1M-1 0.80 96
ATTO 594 603 nm 626 nm 120,000 cm-1M-1 0.85 102
ATTO 610 616 nm 633 nm 150,000 cm-1M-1 0.70 105
ATTO 620 620 nm 642 nm 120,000 cm-1M-1 0.50 60
ATTO 633 630 nm 651 nm 130,000 cm-1M-1 0.64 83
ATTO 647 647 nm 667 nm 120,000 cm-1M-1 0.20 24
ATTO 647N 646 nm 664 nm 150,000 cm-1M-1 0.65 98
ATTO 655 663 nm 680 nm 1,250,000 cm-1M-1 0.30 375
ATTO 665 662 nm 680 nm 160,000 cm-1M-1 0.60 96
ATTO 680 681 nm 698 nm 125,000 cm-1M-1 0.30 38
ATTO 700 700 nm 716 nm 120,000 cm-1M-1 0.25 30
ATTO 725 728 nm 751 nm 120,000 cm-1M-1 0.10 12
ATTO 740 743 nm 763 nm 120,000 cm-1M-1 0.10 12
ATTO Oxa12 662 nm 681 nm 125,000 cm-1M-1 0.30 38
ATTO Rho101 587 nm 609 nm 120,000 cm-1M-1 0.80 96
ATTO Rho11 572 nm 595 nm 120,000 cm-1M-1 0.80 96
ATTO Rho12 577 nm 600 nm 120,000 cm-1M-1 0.80 96
ATTO Rho13 603 nm 627 nm 120,000 cm-1M-1 0.80 96
ATTO Rho14 625 nm 646 nm 140,000 cm-1M-1 0.80 112
ATTO Rho3B 566 nm 589 nm 120,000 cm-1M-1 0.50 60
ATTO Rho6G 533 nm 557 nm 115,000 cm-1M-1 0.94 108
ATTO Thio12 582 nm 607 nm 110,000 cm-1M-1 0.15 17
ATTO-Dino 1 490 nm 531 nm 179,000 cm-1M-1 0.70 125 dsDNA
ATTO-Dino 2 506 nm 535 nm 162,000 cm-1M-1 0.70 113 dsDNA
B-Phycoerythrin 545 nm 575 nm 2,410,000 cm-1M-1 0.98 2,362
Bacteriochlorin 713 nm 717 nm 120,000 cm-1M-1 0.11 13
Bacteriochlorin BC-A3-A13 768 nm 774 nm 120,000 cm-1M-1 0.07 8
Bacteriochlorin BC-F3-F13 771 nm 777 nm 120,000 cm-1M-1 0.07 8
Bacteriochlorin BC-PE3-PE13 763 nm 768 nm 120,000 cm-1M-1 0.15 18
Bacteriochlorin BC-Ph3-Ph13 736 nm 742 nm 120,000 cm-1M-1 0.12 14
Bacteriochlorin BC-T2-OMe5-T12 732 nm 739 nm 120,000 cm-1M-1 0.18 22
Bacteriochlorin BC-T2-T12 737 nm 744 nm 120,000 cm-1M-1 0.14 17
Bacteriochlorin BC-V3-V13 750 nm 756 nm 120,000 cm-1M-1 0.10 12
BODIPY® 492/515 Disulfonate 490 nm 515 nm
BODIPY® 493/503 500 nm 509 nm 79,000 cm-1M-1
BODIPY® 507/547 513 nm 549 nm 82,800 cm-1M-1 0.73 60
BODIPY® 530/550 534 nm 551 nm 77,000 cm-1M-1
BODIPY® 558/568 559 nm 568 nm 97,000 cm-1M-1
BODIPY® 576/589 575 nm 588 nm 83,000 cm-1M-1
BODIPY® 581/591 581 nm 591 nm 136,000 cm-1M-1
BODIPY® 630/650-X 625 nm 640 nm 101,000 cm-1M-1
BODIPY® 650/655-X 646 nm 660 nm 102,000 cm-1M-1
BODIPY® FL 504 nm 510 nm 70,000 cm-1M-1 0.90 63
BODIPY® FL-C5 504 nm 511 nm 87,000 cm-1M-1
BODIPY® FL-X 504 nm 510 nm 85,000 cm-1M-1
BODIPY® R6G 528 nm 547 nm 70,000 cm-1M-1
BODIPY® TMR 544 nm 570 nm 60,000 cm-1M-1
BODIPY® TMR-X 544 nm 570 nm 60,000 cm-1M-1
BODIPY® TR 588 nm 616 nm 68,000 cm-1M-1 0.84 57
BODIPY® TR-X 588 nm 616 nm 68,000 cm-1M-1
Brilliant Blue BB480 436 nm 478 nm 1,450,000 cm-1M-1 0.69 1,001
Brilliant Blue BB515 490 nm 515 nm
Brilliant Ultraviolet BUV395 348 nm 395 nm
Brilliant Ultraviolet BUV496 348 nm 496 nm
Brilliant Ultraviolet BUV563 348 nm 563 nm
Brilliant Ultraviolet BUV661 348 nm 661 nm
Brilliant Ultraviolet BUV737 348 nm 737 nm
Brilliant Ultraviolet BUV805 348 nm 805 nm
Brilliant Violet BV421 405 nm 421 nm 2,500,000 cm-1M-1 0.65 1,625
Brilliant Violet BV510 405 nm 510 nm 577,000 cm-1M-1 0.44 254
Brilliant Violet BV570 405 nm 570 nm 2,300,000 cm-1M-1 0.08 184
Brilliant Violet BV605 405 nm 603 nm 2,400,000 cm-1M-1 0.29 696
Brilliant Violet BV650 405 nm 645 nm 2,500,000 cm-1M-1 0.17 425
Brilliant Violet BV650 405 nm 603 nm 2,500,000 cm-1M-1 0.17 425
Brilliant Violet BV711 405 nm 711 nm 2,800,000 cm-1M-1 0.15 420
Brilliant Violet BV785 405 nm 785 nm 2,500,000 cm-1M-1 0.04 100
Calcein 494 nm 516 nm 81,000 cm-1M-1 0.78 63
Calcein Blue 360 nm 445 nm
Calcein Green 494 nm 514 nm
Calcein Red-Orange 576 nm 590 nm
Calcein Violet 400 nm 450 nm
Cascade Blue 378 nm 423 nm 26,000 cm-1M-1 0.54 14
Chromeo 488 488 nm 517 nm 73,000 cm-1M-1 0.27 20
Chromeo 494 494 nm 628 nm 55,000 cm-1M-1 0.15 8
Chromeo 505 505 nm 526 nm 70,000 cm-1M-1 0.30 21
Chromeo 546 545 nm 561 nm 98,800 cm-1M-1 0.15 15
Chromeo 642 642 nm 660 nm 180,000 cm-1M-1 0.21 38
Chromeo P429 Py-Dye 429 nm 536 nm 75,000 cm-1M-1 0.10 8
Chromeo P503 Py-Dye 503 nm 600 nm 24,000 cm-1M-1 0.50 12
Chromeo P540 Py-Dye 533 nm 627 nm 50,000 cm-1M-1 0.20 10
Chromeo P543 Py-Dye 543 nm 590 nm 57,000 cm-1M-1 0.15 9
Coumarin 153 422 nm 532 nm Ethanol, 100% (vol:vol)
Coumarin 466 380 nm 460 nm Methanol, 100% (vol:vol)
Coumarin 6 456 nm 500 nm 54,000 cm-1M-1 0.78 42
CPM 391 nm 472 nm Methanol, 100% (vol:vol) 2-mercaptoethanol
Cresyl Violet Perchlorate 603 nm 622 nm 83,000 cm-1M-1 0.54 45
Cy®3 552 nm 570 nm 150,000 cm-1M-1 0.15 23
Cy®3B 552 nm 570 nm 130,000 cm-1M-1 0.67 87
Cy®5 649 nm 670 nm 250,000 cm-1M-1 0.28 70
Cy®5.5 675 nm 694 nm 250,000 cm-1M-1 0.23 58
Cy®7 755 nm 778 nm 250,000 cm-1M-1 0.28 70
DACM 470 nm
DAPI 353 nm 465 nm 27,000 cm-1M-1 0.58 16 Dimethyl Sulfoxide, 100% (vol:vol)
DAPI 344 nm 487 nm 27,000 cm-1M-1 0.04 1 Water, 100% (vol:vol)
DAR-1 566 nm 586 nm 0.1 M Phosphate pH 7.4
DAR-2 562 nm 579 nm 0.1 M Phosphate pH 7.4
DCIA 389 nm 467 nm Methanol, 100% (vol:vol)
Eosin 5-isothiocyanate 521 nm 544 nm pH 9.0
Eosin Y 525 nm 543 nm 112,000 cm-1M-1 0.67 75
Eosin-5-maleimide 524 nm 545 nm Derivitized with 2-mercaptoethanol
Fluorescein 490 nm 514 nm 90,000 cm-1M-1 0.92 83
Fluorescein 437 nm 53,000 cm-1M-1 FH3+ pH <3
Fluorescein 434 nm 11,000 cm-1M-1 FH2 pH 4
Fluorescein 472 nm 515 nm 29,000 cm-1M-1 0.37 11 FH- pH 5.3
Fluorescein 490 nm 515 nm 76,900 cm-1M-1 0.92 71 F2-
FM™ 1-43 479 nm 598 nm 40,000 cm-1M-1 0.30 12
FM™ 2-10 506 nm 620 nm
FM™ 4-64 558 nm 734 nm
FM™ 4-64FX 565 nm 744 nm
FM™ 5-95 560 nm 734 nm
Fura-2 363 nm 512 nm 28,000 cm-1M-1 0.23 6 Ca2+ free
Fura-2 335 nm 505 nm 34,000 cm-1M-1 0.49 17 Ca2+ saturated
Fura-2 335 nm Mn2+ saturated
Fura-2 345 nm 505 nm 34,000 cm-1M-1 0.69 23 Zn2+ saturated
Hoechst 33258 354 nm 486 nm 46,000 cm-1M-1 0.35 16 Dimethylformamide, 100% (vol:vol)
Hoechst 33258 345 nm 507 nm 46,000 cm-1M-1 0.03 1 Water, 100% (vol:vol)
Hoechst 33342 361 nm 486 nm
Hoechst 34580 392 nm 440 nm
Indo-1 346 nm 478 nm 33,000 cm-1M-1 0.38 13 Ca2+ free
Indo-1 330 nm 401 nm 33,000 cm-1M-1 0.38 13 Ca2+ saturated
IRDye38 778 nm 806 nm 179,000 cm-1M-1 0.35 63
IRDye40 768 nm 788 nm 140,000 cm-1M-1 0.38 53
IRDye700 681 nm 712 nm 170,000 cm-1M-1 0.48 82
IRDye78 768 nm 796 nm 220,000 cm-1M-1 0.31 68
IRDye80 767 nm 791 nm 250,000 cm-1M-1 0.21 53
IRDye800 787 nm 812 nm 275,000 cm-1M-1 0.15 41
Janelia Fluor 354 354 nm 467 nm 15,000 cm-1M-1 0.96 14
Janelia Fluor 387 387 nm 470 nm 24,000 cm-1M-1 0.84 20
Janelia Fluor 464 464 nm 553 nm 18,000 cm-1M-1 0.28 5
Janelia Fluor 492 492 nm 531 nm 47,000 cm-1M-1 0.52 24
Janelia Fluor 505 505 nm
Janelia Fluor 519 519 nm 546 nm 59,000 cm-1M-1 0.85 50
Janelia Fluor 549 549 nm 571 nm 101,000 cm-1M-1 0.88 89
Janelia Fluor 608 608 nm 631 nm 99,000 cm-1M-1 0.67 66
Janelia Fluor 637 637 nm 654 nm 77,000 cm-1M-1 0.38 29
Janelia Fluor 646 646 nm 664 nm 152,000 cm-1M-1 0.54 82
Janelia Fluor 647 647 nm 661 nm 99,000 cm-1M-1 0.24 24
JOE 520 nm 548 nm 73,000 cm-1M-1 0.60 44
Lucifer Yellow CH 230 nm 542 nm 24,200 cm-1M-1 0.21 5
MDCC 470 nm
Merocyanine 540 559 nm 579 nm 138,000 cm-1M-1 0.39 54
MitoTracker® Deep Red FM 644 nm 665 nm
MitoTracker™ Green FM 490 nm 516 nm
MitoTracker™ Red FM 581 nm 644 nm
MPAC-Br 402 nm 476 nm Ethanol, 100% (vol:vol)
neo-Cy5 656 nm 675 nm 195,000 cm-1M-1 0.25 49 Dimethyl Sulfoxide, 100% (vol:vol)
NIR1 761 nm 796 nm 268,000 cm-1M-1 0.23 62
NIR2 662 nm 684 nm 250,000 cm-1M-1 0.34 85
NIR3 750 nm 777 nm 275,000 cm-1M-1 0.28 77
NIR4 650 nm 671 nm 260,000 cm-1M-1 0.43 112
Oregon Green® 488 496 nm 516 nm 76,000 cm-1M-1 0.90 68
Oregon Green® 514 506 nm 526 nm 88,000 cm-1M-1 0.96 84
Oyster - 645 651 nm 669 nm 250,000 cm-1M-1 0.40 100 Ethanol, 100% (vol:vol)
Oyster - 656 665 nm 684 nm 220,000 cm-1M-1 0.50 110 Ethanol, 100% (vol:vol)
Pacific Blue™ 400 nm 447 nm 29,500 cm-1M-1 0.55 16
Pacific Green™ 410 nm 500 nm
Pacific Orange™ 400 nm 551 nm
Perylene 253 nm 435 nm 38,500 cm-1M-1 0.94 36
Phenylalanine 222 nm 279 nm 195 cm-1M-1 0.02
POPOP 256 nm 407 nm 47,000 cm-1M-1 0.93 44
Quinine Hydrochloride 322 nm 450 nm Water, 100% (vol:vol)
Quinine Sulfate 256 nm 451 nm 5,700 cm-1M-1 0.55 3 Sulfuric Acid, 0.5 M
R-Phycoerythrin 480 nm 578 nm 1,960,000 cm-1M-1 0.68 1,333
Rhoadamine 110 496 nm 520 nm 80,000 cm-1M-1 0.89 71
Rhodamine 123 512 nm 531 nm 85,200 cm-1M-1 Ethanol, 100% (vol:vol)
Rhodamine 6G 530 nm 552 nm 116,000 cm-1M-1 0.95 110
Rhodamine B 543 nm 565 nm 106,000 cm-1M-1 0.70 74
Rhodamine Red® 560 nm 580 nm
Riboflavin 262 nm 531 nm 34,800 cm-1M-1 0.37 13
Rose Bengal 559 nm 571 nm 90,400 cm-1M-1 0.11 10
SNIR 666 nm 695 nm 218,000 cm-1M-1 0.24 52
SNIR3 667 nm 697 nm 245,000 cm-1M-1 0.24 59
Star 440 SXP 436 nm 515 nm 22,700 cm-1M-1 0.68 15
Star 470 SXP 472 nm 624 nm 29,000 cm-1M-1 0.12 3
Star 488 503 nm 524 nm 64,500 cm-1M-1 0.89 57
Star 512 511 nm 530 nm 84,000 cm-1M-1 0.82 69
Star 520 SXP 515 nm 612 nm 60,000 cm-1M-1 0.05 3
Star 580 587 nm 607 nm 72,000 cm-1M-1 0.90 65
Star 600 604 nm 627 nm 43,500 cm-1M-1 0.73 32
Star 635 639 nm 654 nm 63,000 cm-1M-1 0.51 32
Star 635P 635 nm 651 nm 125,000 cm-1M-1 0.92 115
Star Red 638 nm 655 nm 212,000 cm-1M-1 0.90 191
Sulforhodamine 101 576 nm 591 nm 139,000 cm-1M-1 0.90 125
Sulforhodamine B 565 nm 586 nm Water, 100% (vol:vol)
Super Bright 436 414 nm 436 nm
Super Bright 600 414 nm 600 nm
Tetramethylrhodamine (TMR) 540 nm 565 nm 95,000 cm-1M-1 0.68 65
Texas Red® 586 nm 605 nm 108,000 cm-1M-1 0.77 83
Texas Red®-X 583 nm 603 nm 116,000 cm-1M-1 0.90 104
Tryptophan 287 nm 348 nm 6,000 cm-1M-1 0.31 2
Tyrosine 275 nm 303 nm 1,500 cm-1M-1 0.21