Fluorescent Dye Selection Guide

Get glowing results with the optimal fluorescent dye

Fluorescent Dye Types

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AZDyes

  • Same as Alexa FluorTM Dyes, with multiple conjugation chemistry options, broad spectral selection, high photo-stability and signal intensity.
  • Can be used for fluorescent labeling of antibodies, peptides, proteins, tracers, and amplification substrates for various applications.
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AQuora Dyes

  • Conjugated with PEG spacers to increase solubility, decrease nonspecific binding and enable a very high degree of labeling (DOL).

  • Can be used for complex applications such as super resolution microscopy or fluorescent labeling of low abundance targets.
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Cyanine Dyes

  • Photostable, bright hydrophilic dyes with various reactive groups ideal for labelling protien, peptides and oligonucleotides
  • Available in sulfonated & non-sulfonated cyanines
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Tamra Dyes

  • Fluorescent dye commonly used to modify / label oligos for FRET and Real Time PCR applications
  • Available in formats that enable Cu-catalyzed or Cu-free click chemistry
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MB Dyes

  • Bright hydrophillic dyes less susceptiple to self quenching
  • Versatile dye used in various research and medical application
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IR Dyes

  • Photostable dyes widely used in real time imaging and tracing applications
  • Available with various reactive groups that allows tagging of a variety of bio-molecules
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Cal Fluor Dyes

  • Fluorogenic azide probes that are activated by Cu-catalyzed or metal-free click chemistry
  • Enable sensitive biomolecule detection under no-wash conditions for applications that require sensitive visualizations of matabolically labelled molecules
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Other Florescent Dyes & Quenchers

  • Fluorescent dyes & Quenchers with well documented properties in many methodologies
  • MB 800z – A novel class of sterically shielded NIR dyes that are used in diagnostic and imaging applications that require high sensitivity and photostability

Fluorescent Dye Selector

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SKUProductLabel ClassAbsorption (nm)Emission (nm)ColorSpectra
CCT-1307AZDye 405 AzideAZDye402424
CCT-1308AZDye 405 Picolyl AzideAZDye402424
CCT-1309AZDye 405 AlkyneAZDye402424
CCT-1310AZDye 405 DBCOAZDye402424
CCT-1313Click-&-Go® Plus 405 Imaging KitAZDye402424
CCT-1474AZDye 405 Azide PlusAZDye402424
CCT-1492Click-&-Go® Plus 405 OPPAZDye402424
CCT-1583AZDye 405 Gly-Gly-GlyAZDye402424
CCT-1413PB Picolyl AzideClassical Fluorophore410451
CCT-1483PB Azide PlusClassical Fluorophore410451
FP-1245PB NHS EsterClassical Fluorophore410451
CCT-1275AZDye 488 AzideAZDye494517
CCT-1276AZDye 488 Picolyl AzideAZDye494517
CCT-1277AZDye 488 AlkyneAZDye494517
CCT-1278AZDye 488 DBCOAZDye494517
CCT-1314Click-&-Go® Plus 488 Imaging KitAZDye494517
CCT-1356AZDye 488 TCOAZDye494517
CCT-1361AZDye 488 TetrazineAZDye494517
CCT-1395AZDye 488 BiotinAZDye494517
CCT-1475AZDye 488 Azide PlusAZDye494517
CCT-1493Click-&-Go® Plus 488 OPPAZDye494517
CCT-1538AZDye 488 TyramideAZDye494517
CCT-1555AZDye 488 Gly-Gly-GlyAZDye494517
CCT-1369CalFluor 488 AzideCalFluor500521
CCT-1264OG 488 AzideClassical Fluorophore496524
CCT-1397OG 488 AlkyneClassical Fluorophore496524
CCT-1271AZDye 430 AzideAZDye430537
CCT-1272AZDye 430 Picolyl AzideAZDye430537
CCT-1273AZDye 430 AlkyneAZDye430537
CCT-1274AZDye 430 DBCOAZDye430537
CCT-1279AZDye 532 AzideAZDye530555
CCT-1280AZDye 532 Picolyl AzideAZDye530555
CCT-1281AZDye 532 AlkyneAZDye530555
CCT-1282AZDye 532 DBCOAZDye530555
CCT-1315Click-&-Go® Plus 532 Imaging KitAZDye530555
CCT-1476AZDye 532 Azide PlusAZDye530555
CCT-1174MB 543 DBCOMB543566
CCT-1283AZDye 546 AzideAZDye543566
CCT-1285AZDye 546 AlkyneAZDye543566
CCT-1316Click-&-Go® Plus 546 Imaging KitAZDye543566
CCT-1478AZDye 546 Azide PlusAZDye543566
CCT-1539AZDye 546 TyramideAZDye543566
CCT-1018Cy3 MethyltetrazineCyanine555572
CCT-1178Cy3 Picolyl AzideCyanine555572
CCT-1204Cy3 TetrazineCyanine555572
CCT-1287AZDye 555 AzideAZDye555572
CCT-1288AZDye 555 Picolyl AzideAZDye555572
CCT-1289AZDye 555 AlkyneAZDye555572
CCT-1290AZDye 555 DBCOAZDye555572
CCT-1317Click-&-Go® Plus 555 Imaging KitAZDye555572
CCT-1479AZDye 555 Azide PlusAZDye555572
CCT-1484Cy3 Azide PlusCyanine555572
CCT-1494Click-&-Go® Plus 555 OPPAZDye555572
CCT-1540AZDye 555 TyramideAZDye555572
CCT-1545Cy3 TyramideCyanine555572
CCT-1584Cy3 Gly-Gly-GlyCyanine555572
CCT-1026TAMRA MethyltetrazineTAMRA553575
CCT-1048TAMRA Biotin AzideAffinity553575
CCT-1110TAMRA Desthiobiotin AzideAffinity553575
CCT-1196TAMRA TetrazineTAMRA553575
CCT-12455-TAMRA AzideTAMRA553575
CCT-12466-TAMRA AzideTAMRA553575
CCT-12545-TAMRA Picolyl AzideTAMRA553575
CCT-12555-TAMRA AlkyneTAMRA553575
CCT-1486TAMRA Azide PlusTAMRA553575
CCT-1370CalFluor 555 AzideCalFluor561583
CCT-1291AZDye 568 AzideAZDye578602
CCT-1292AZDye 568 Picolyl AzideAZDye578602
CCT-1293AZDye 568 AlkyneAZDye578602
CCT-1294AZDye 568 DBCOAZDye578602
CCT-1318Click-&-Go® Plus 568 Imaging KitAZDye578602
CCT-1358AZDye 568 TCOAZDye578602
CCT-1363AZDye 568 TetrazineAZDye578602
CCT-1480AZDye 568 Azide PlusAZDye578602
CCT-1541AZDye 568 TyramideAZDye578602
CCT-1371CalFluor 580 AzideCalFluor591609
CCT-1295AZDye 594 AzideAZDye590617
CCT-1296AZDye 594 Picolyl AzideAZDye590617
CCT-1297AZDye 594 AlkyneAZDye590617
CCT-1298AZDye 594 DBCOAZDye590617
CCT-1319Click-&-Go® Plus 594 Imaging KitAZDye590617
CCT-1359AZDye 594 TCOAZDye590617
CCT-1364AZDye 594 TetrazineAZDye590617
CCT-1396AZDye 594 BiotinAZDye590617
CCT-1481AZDye 594 Azide PlusAZDye590617
CCT-1495Click-&-Go® Plus 594 OPPAZDye590617
CCT-1542AZDye 594 TyramideAZDye590617
CCT-1547AZDye 633 DBCOAZDye631651
CCT-1548AZDye 633 AzideAZDye631651
CCT-1549AZDye 633 Picolyl AzideAZDye631651
CCT-1550AZDye 633 AlkyneAZDye631651
CCT-1019Cy5 MethyltetrazineCyanine648671
CCT-1049Cy5 BiotinCyanine648671
CCT-1089Cy5-TCOCyanine648671
CCT-1177Cy5 Picolyl AzideCyanine648671
CCT-1189Cy5 TetrazineCyanine648671
CCT-1232Cy5 Biotin AzideAffinity648671
CCT-1299AZDye 647 AzideAZDye649671
CCT-1300AZDye 647 Picolyl AzideAZDye649671
CCT-1301AZDye 647 AlkyneAZDye649671
CCT-1302AZDye 647 DBCOAZDye649671
CCT-1320Click-&-Go® Plus 647 Imaging KitAZDye649671
CCT-1482AZDye 647 Azide PlusAZDye649671
CCT-1485Cy5 Azide PlusCyanine648671
CCT-1496Click-&-Go® Plus 647 OPPAZDye649671
CCT-1543AZDye 647 TyramideAZDye649671
CCT-1546Cy5 TyramideCyanine648671
CCT-1556AZDye 647 Gly-Gly-GlyAZDye649671
CCT-1561Cy5 DBCO NHS EsterCyanine648671
CCT-1572Cy5 Azide NHS EsterCyanine648671
CCT-1372CalFluor 647 AzideCalFluor657674
CCT-1461MB 660R DBCOMB665690
CCT-1463MB 660R AzideMB665690
CCT-1466MB 660R AlkyneMB665690
CCT-1503AZDye 660R Picolyl AzideAZDye665690
CCT-1504AZDye 660R TetrazineAZDye665690
CCT-1046Cy5.5 DBCOCyanine675694
CCT-1059Cy5.5 AzideCyanine675694
CCT-1060Cy5.5 AlkyneCyanine675694
CCT-1182Cy5.5 Picolyl AzideCyanine675694
CCT-1510AZDye 680 AzideAZDye678701
CCT-1511AZDye 680 Picolyl AzideAZDye678701
CCT-1512AZDye 680 Azide PlusAZDye678701
CCT-1513AZDye 680 DBCOAZDye678701
CCT-1514AZDye 680 AlkyneAZDye678701
CCT-1544AZDye 680 TyramideAZDye678701
CCT-1578AZDye 680 Gly-Gly-GlyAZDye678701
CCT-1505AZDye 680R TetrazineAZDye685708
CCT-1462MB 680R DBCOMB685709
CCT-1464MB 680R AzideMB685709
CCT-1027Cy7 MethyltetrazineCyanine753775
CCT-1047Cy7 DBCOCyanine753775
CCT-1052Cy7 AzideCyanine753775
CCT-1053Cy7 AlkyneCyanine753775
CCT-1183Cy7 Picolyl AzideCyanine753775
CCT-1579Cy7 Gly-Gly-GlyCyanine753775
CCT-1557AZDye 800Z Gly-Gly-GlyAZDye775799
CCT-1562AZDye 800 AzideAZDye775799
CCT-1563AZDye 800 Picolyl AzideAZDye775799
CCT-1564AZDye 800 DBCOAZDye775799
CCT-1585SY-7 AzideQuencher560
CCT-1586SY-9 AzideQuencher560
CCT-1587SY-21 AzideQuencher661
FP-1601MB 488 NHS esterMB501524
FP-1631MB 543 NHS esterMB543566
FP-1656Sulfo Cy3 NHS EsterCyanine555572
FP-1646MB 594 NHS EsterMB601623
FP-1648MB 594 MaleimideMB601623
FP-1501IR 650 NHS esterIR651668
FP-1502IR 650 MaleimideIR651668
FP-1506IR 650 DBCOIR651668
FP-1321Cy5 NHS EsterCyanine648671
FP-1322Cy5 MaleimideCyanine648671
FP-1323Cy5 AmineCyanine648671
FP-1674Sulfo-Cy5 AcidCyanine648671
FP-1675Sulfo-Cy5 NHS esterCyanine648671
FP-1676Sulfo Cy5 MaleimideCyanine648671
FP-1660MB 660R AcidMB665690
FP-1661MB 660R NHS EsterMB665690
FP-1662MB 660R TFP EsterMB665690
FP-1341Cy5.5 NHS EsterCyanine675694
FP-1342Cy5.5 MaleimideCyanine675694
FP-1526IR 680LT NHS esterIR675694
FP-1723AZDye 680 MaleimideAZDye678701
FP-1726AZDye 680 AmineAZDye678701
FP-1671MB 680R NHS EsterMB685709
FP-1672MB 680R TFP EsterMB685709
FP-1556Cy7 NHS EsterCyanine753775
FP-1557IR 750 MaleimideIR756776
FP-1700SY-7 NHS esterQuencher560
FP-1703SY-7 DBCOQuencher560
FP-1706SY-9 NHS esterQuencher560
FP-1709SY-9 DBCOQuencher560
FP-1712SY-21 NHS esterQuencher661
FP-1715SY-21 DBCOQuencher661
FP-1731UBQ-1 NHS EsterQuencher534
FP-1741UBQ-2 NHS EsterQuencher560
FP-1751UBQ-3 NHS EsterQuencher615
FP-1753UBQ-3 DBCOQuencher615
QBD-12005LFAQuora® 405-NHS EsterAQuora399422
QBD-12006LFAQuora® 405-MaleimideAQuora399422
FP-1060AZDye 405 AcidAZDye402424
FP-1061AZDye 405 NHS EsterAZDye402424
FP-1063AZDye 405 CadaverineAZDye402424
QBD-12018LFAQuora® PB-NHS EsterAQuora404458
QBD-12019LFAQuora® PB-MaleimideAQuora404458
FP-12426,8-Difluoro-7-hydroxy-4-methylcoumarin NHS EsterClassical Fluorophore365460
FP-1012AZDye 488 AcidAZDye494517
FP-1013AZDye 488 NHS EsterAZDye494517
FP-1014AZDye 488 MaleimideAZDye494517
FP-1015AZDye 488 CadaverineAZDye494517
FP-1016AZDye 488 HydroxylamineAZDye494517
FP-1017AZDye 488 HydrazideAZDye494517
FP-1026AZDye 488 TFP EsterAZDye494517
QBD-11083LFAQuora® 488-NHS EsterAQuora493522
QBD-12022LFAQuora® 488-MaleimideAQuora493522
FP-1222Difluorocarboxyfluorescein NHS Ester, 5-isomerClassical Fluorophore496524
FP-1223Difluorocarboxyfluorescein NHS Ester, 6-isomerClassical Fluorophore496524
FP-1225Difluorocarboxyfluorescein Azide, 6-isomerClassical Fluorophore496524
FP-1227Difluorocarboxyfluorescein Cadaverine, 5-isomerClassical Fluorophore496524
QBD-10885LFAQuora® Fluorescein-NHS EsterAQuora495524
QBD-11385Carboxyfluorescein-dPEG®₂₄-amido-dPEG®₂₄-DSPEClassical Fluorophore495524
QBD-11590LFAQuora® Fluorescein-MaleimideAQuora495524
QBD-11812DBCO-dPEG®₁₂-carboxyfluoresceinClassical Fluorophore495524
CCT-A127Carboxyrhodamine 110 DBCOClassical Fluorophore502527
CCT-AZ105Carboxyrhodamine 110 AzideClassical Fluorophore502527
CCT-TA106Carboxyrhodamine 110 AlkyneClassical Fluorophore502527
FP-12015(6)-Carboxyrhodamine 110 NHS EsterClassical Fluorophore502527
FP-12025-Carboxyrhodamine 110 NHS EsterClassical Fluorophore502527
FP-1031AZDye 430 NHS EsterAZDye430537
FP-1041AZDye 532 NHS EsterAZDye530555
FP-1042AZDye 532 MaleimideAZDye530555
QBD-11973LFAQuora® 550-NHS EsterAQuora554570
QBD-11974LFAQuora® 550-MaleimideAQuora554570
FP-1831Cy3B NHS EsterCyanine560571
CCT-A140Cy3 DBCOCyanine555572
CCT-AZ119Cy3 AzideCyanine555572
CCT-TA117Cy3 AlkyneCyanine555572
FP-1166AZDye 555 NHS EsterAZDye555572
FP-1168AZDye 555 MaleimideAZDye555572
FP-1300Cy3 AcidCyanine555572
FP-1301Cy3 NHS EsterCyanine555572
FP-1302Cy3 MaleimideCyanine555572
FP-1303Cy3 AmineCyanine555572
CCT-A131TAMRA DBCOTAMRA553575
CCT-AZ109TAMRA AzideTAMRA553575
CCT-TA108TAMRA AlkyneTAMRA553575
FP-12515(6)-TAMRA AcidTAMRA553575
FP-12525-TAMRA AcidTAMRA553575
FP-12536-TAMRA AcidTAMRA553575
FP-12545(6)-TAMRA NHS EsterTAMRA553575
FP-12555-TAMRA NHS EsterTAMRA553575
FP-12615-TAMRA CadaverineTAMRA553575
FP-12626-TAMRA CadaverineTAMRA553575
QBD-11977LFAQuora® TAMRA-NHS EsterAQuora554582
QBD-11979LFAQuora® TAMRA-MaleimideAQuora554582
FP-12715-ROX (5-Carboxy-X-Rhodamine)Classical Fluorophore570591
FP-12745-ROX NHS EsterClassical Fluorophore570591
FP-1081AZDye 568 NHS EsterAZDye578602
FP-1082AZDye 568 MaleimideAZDye578602
FP-1083AZDye 568 CadaverineAZDye578602
FP-1091AZDye 568 TFP EsterAZDye578602
FP-1092AZDye 568 HydroxylamineAZDye578602
QBD-11612LFAQuora® TX595-MaleimideAQuora592611
QBD-11918LFAQuora® TX595-NHS EsterAQuora592611
FP-1101AZDye 594 NHS EsterAZDye590617
FP-1102AZDye 594 MaleimideAZDye590617
FP-1103AZDye 594 CadaverineAZDye590617
FP-1111AZDye 594 TFP EsterAZDye590617
FP-1771MB 633 NHS EsterMB630650
CCT-A130Cy5 DBCOCyanine648671
CCT-AZ118Cy5 AzideCyanine648671
CCT-TA116Cy5 AlkyneCyanine648671
FP-1121AZDye 647 NHS EsterAZDye649671
FP-1122AZDye 647 MaleimideAZDye649671
FP-1123AZDye 647 AmineAZDye649671
FP-1128AZDye 647 HydrazideAZDye649671
FP-1129AZDye 647 TFP EsterAZDye649671
QBD-11949LFAQuora® 650-NHS EsterAQuora654674
QBD-11958LFAQuora® 650-MaleimideAQuora654674
FP-1820AZDye 660 AcidAZDye662690
FP-1821AZDye 660 NHS EsterAZDye662690
FP-1822AZDye 660 MaleimideAZDye662690
FP-1791AZDye 680 NHS EsterAZDye678701
FP-1792AZDye 680 TFP EsterAZDye678701
QBD-11960LFAQuora® 750-NHS EsterAQuora755780
QBD-11962LFAQuora® 750-MaleimideAQuora755780
FP-1786MB 800Z NHS esterMB774798
QBD-11077LFAQuora® 800-NHS EsterAQuora792809
QBD-11099LFAQuora® 800-MaleimideAQuora792809