4',6-Diamidino-2-phenylindole Dihydrochloride is a cell permeable fluorescent minor groove-binding probe for DNA. It binds to double-stranded DNA by forming a stablecomplex which fluoresce. DAPI selectively forms complexes with A-T, A-U and I-C base pairs (preferably A-T rich DNA), having one molecule of dye for every 3 base-pairs. DAPI in aqueous solution has two absorbance maxima, at 349 nm and at 263 nm. It can be used as a vital dye to stain nuclei in mature living pollen grains in conjuction with fluroescein diacetate.
4',6-Diamidino-2-phenylindole Dihydrochloride is several times more sensitive than ethidium bromide for staining DNA in agarose gels. It may be used for photofootprinting of DNA, to detect annealed probes in blotting applications by specifically visualizing the double-stranded complex, and to study the changes in DNA and analyze DNA content during apoptosis using flow cytometry. DAPI staining has also been shown to be a sensitive and specific detection method for mycoplasma.
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4',6-Diamidino-2-phenylindole Dihydrochloride is a cell permeable fluorescent minor groove-binding probe for DNA. It binds to double-stranded DNA by forming a stablecomplex which fluoresce. DAPI selectively forms complexes with A-T, A-U and I-C base pairs (preferably A-T rich DNA), having one molecule of dye for every 3 base-pairs. DAPI in aqueous solution has two absorbance maxima, at 349 nm and at 263 nm. It can be used as a vital dye to stain nuclei in mature living pollen grains in conjuction with fluroescein diacetate.
4',6-Diamidino-2-phenylindole Dihydrochloride is several times more sensitive than ethidium bromide for staining DNA in agarose gels. It may be used for photofootprinting of DNA, to detect annealed probes in blotting applications by specifically visualizing the double-stranded complex, and to study the changes in DNA and analyze DNA content during apoptosis using flow cytometry. DAPI staining has also been shown to be a sensitive and specific detection method for mycoplasma.