Fluorophores

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