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Hydroxystilbamidine (also called Fluoro-Gold™) is used for staining DNA and RNA.

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Chemical Structure - Hydroxystilbamidine (AB138870), expandable thumbnail

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Key facts

Applications
ICC/IF
Target
Hydroxystilbamidine
Form
Lyophilized

Reactivity data

Application
ICC/IF
Reactivity
Reacts
Dilution info
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Notes

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Target data

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Hydroxystilbamidine (also called Fluoro-Gold™) is used for staining DNA and RNA.

Key facts

Applications
ICC/IF
Target
Hydroxystilbamidine
Form
Lyophilized
Storage buffer

Constituents: 100% 4-[(E)-2-(4-carbamimidoylphenyl)ethenyl]-3-hydroxybenzenecarboximidamide;methanesulfonic acid

Storage

Shipped at conditions
Blue Ice
Appropriate short-term storage conditions
-20°C
Appropriate long-term storage conditions
-20°C
Storage information
Store in the dark

Notes

Hydroxystilbamidine (also called Fluoro-Gold™) is used for staining DNA and RNA. It exhibits distinctively different fluorescence emission profiles when bound to DNA compared to RNA. This cationic dye is also frequently used as a retrograde neuronal tracer.

Molecular Weight: 472.54
Appearance: Yellow powder
Solvent: Water
Purity: ≥95% by HPLC

SPECTRAL PROPERTIES:

Excitation: Exmax 360 nm

Emission: Emmax 625 nm

Other products for staining tissue sections

Find more kits and reagents in the special stains guide, or products for antigen retrieval, blocking, signal amplification, visualization, counterstaining, and mounting in the IHC kits and reagents guide.

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  • Chemical Structure - Hydroxystilbamidine (ab138870), expandable thumbnail

    Chemical Structure - Hydroxystilbamidine (ab138870)

    Chemical structure of ab138870 Hydroxystilbamidine.

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