Nuclear stains
Nuclear stains are fluorescent probes that selectively label cell nuclei by binding to nucleic acids, primarily DNA, via interaction with the minor groove of DNA (often with a preference for A—T-rich regions) or intercalating between adjacent base pairs. Upon binding, the fluorescence intensity of these dyes increases dramatically, providing high signal-to-background contrast and clear nuclear localization.
These dyes are essential tools in fluorescence microscopy, flow cytometry, and high-content imaging, enabling visualization of nuclear morphology, chromatin organization, and cell cycle status. Dyes that penetrate intact membranes are used as markers for live cells, while non-penetrating dyes serve as markers for apoptotic or dead cells.
DAPI, blue fluorescent nucleic acid stain
DAPI (4′,6-diamidino-2-phenylindole) is a blue-emitting fluorescent DNA dye used for chromosome staining and as a nuclear counterstain in fluorescence microscopy and flow cytometry.| Cat. # | Quantity | Price | Lead time | Buy this product |
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| 2996-1mL | 1 mL, 1 mg/mL in Water |
$75.00
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| 2996-50uL | 50 uL, 1 mg/mL in Water |
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| 2996-1mg | 1 mg |
$30.00
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| 2996-10mg | 10 mg |
$110.00
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BODi-1, cyan fluorescent nucleic acid stain
BODi-1 is a cell-impermeant cyan fluorescent nucleic acid stain. BODi-1 is chemically equivalent to BOBO®-1.| Cat. # | Quantity | Price | Lead time | Buy this product |
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| A1910 | 50 uL, 5 mM/DMSO |
$85.00
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| 21910 | 200 uL, 5 mM/DMSO |
$320.00
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BODi-3, orange fluorescent nucleic acid stain
BODi-3 is a cell-impermeant orange fluorescent nucleic acid stain. BODi-3 is chemically equivalent to BOBO®-3.| Cat. # | Quantity | Price | Lead time | Buy this product |
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| A2910 | 50 uL, 5 mM/DMSO |
$85.00
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| 22910 | 200 uL, 5 mM/DMSO |
$320.00
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BO-TAP-1, cyan fluorescent nucleic acid stain
BO-TAP-1 is a cell-impermeant cyan fluorescent nucleic acid stain. BO-TAP-1 is chemically equivalent to BO-PRO®-1.| Cat. # | Quantity | Price | Lead time | Buy this product |
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| A3910 | 50 uL, 5 mM/DMSO |
$85.00
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| 23910 | 200 uL, 5 mM/DMSO |
$320.00
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BO-TAP-3, orange fluorescent nucleic acid stain
BO-TAP-3 is a cell-impermeant orange fluorescent nucleic acid stain. BO-TAP-3 is chemically equivalent to BO-PRO®-3.| Cat. # | Quantity | Price | Lead time | Buy this product |
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| A4910 | 50 uL, 5 mM/DMSO |
$85.00
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| 24910 | 200 uL, 5 mM/DMSO |
$319.00
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Ethidium homodimer 1, red fluorescent nucleic acid stain
Ethidium Homodimer 1 (EthD-1) is a high-affinity, red fluorescent nucleic acid dye impermeant to live cells and widely used to identify dead cells in biological research.| Cat. # | Quantity | Price | Lead time | Buy this product |
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| 3562-1mg | 1 mg |
$172.00
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Hydroxystilbamidine
A fluorescent dye widely used in neuroscience and histochemistry for retrograde neuronal tracing and nucleic acid staining.| Cat. # | Quantity | Price | Lead time | Buy this product |
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| 4690-10mg | 10 mg |
$109.00
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Hoechst 33258, blue fluorescent nucleic acid stain
Hoechst 33258 is a cell-permeant blue-emitting fluorescent dsDNA dye used for staining chromosomes and nuclei in live and fixed cells.| Cat. # | Quantity | Price | Lead time | Buy this product |
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| 2F010 | 5 mL, 10 mg/mL in Water |
$98.00
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| 1I010 | 100 mg |
$115.00
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Hoechst 33342, blue fluorescent nucleic acid stain
Hoechst 33342 (bisbenzimide) is a cell-permeant blue-emitting fluorescent dsDNA dye used for staining chromosomes and nuclei in live and fixed cells.| Cat. # | Quantity | Price | Lead time | Buy this product |
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| 2G010 | 5 mL, 10 mg/mL in Water |
$105.00
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| 1H010 | 100 mg |
$105.00
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Hoechst 33342 Ready Stain for Flow Cytometry
A ready-to-use Hoechst 33342 solution for flow cytometry, a cell-permeant fluorescent nucleic acid dye used to assess the cell viability.| Cat. # | Quantity | Price | Lead time | Buy this product |
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1B410
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2 mL |
$116.00
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Hoechst 34580, blue fluorescent nucleic acid stain
Hoechst 34580 is a cell-permeant blue-emitting fluorescent dsDNA dye used for staining chromosomes and nuclei in live and fixed cells.| Cat. # | Quantity | Price | Lead time | Buy this product |
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| 0J010 | 5 mg |
$70.00
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Hoechst S769121 (Nuclear Yellow), yellow fluorescent nucleic acid stain
Hoechst S769121 (Nuclear Yellow) is a cell-permeant yellow-emitting fluorescent dsDNA dye used for staining DNA content in live and fixed cells.| Cat. # | Quantity | Price | Lead time | Buy this product |
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| 0K010 | 5 mg |
$69.00
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| 3K010 | 25 mg |
$229.00
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LDS 751, far-red fluorescent nucleic acid stain
A cell-permeant far-red fluorescent nucleic acid stain used for DNA detection in live and fixed cells.| Cat. # | Quantity | Price | Lead time | Buy this product |
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| 3426-10mg | 10 mg |
$129.00
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| 3426-50mg | 50 mg |
$522.00
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LUCS® 9, green fluorescent nucleic acid stain
LUCS 9 is a cell-permeant green fluorescent nucleic acid stain that exhibits bright, green fluorescence upon binding to nucleic acids.| Cat. # | Quantity | Price | Lead time | Buy this product |
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| 2M010 | 100 uL, 5 mM/DMSO |
$179.00
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LUCS® 13, green fluorescent nucleic acid stain
LUCS 13 is a cell-permeant green fluorescent nucleic acid stain that exhibits bright, green fluorescence upon binding to nucleic acids.| Cat. # | Quantity | Price | Lead time | Buy this product |
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| 14010 | 50 uL, 5 mM/DMSO |
$110.00
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| 24010 | 250 uL, 5 mM/DMSO |
$250.00
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| 44010 | 1 mL, 5 mM/DMSO |
$750.00
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LUTOX® Green, green fluorescent nucleic acid stain
LUTOX Green is a cell-impermeant green-emitting fluorescent nucleic acid stain used as a nuclear and chromosome counterstain and an indicator of dead cells.| Cat. # | Quantity | Price | Lead time | Buy this product |
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| 16410 | 50 uL, 5 mM/DMSO |
$189.00
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| 26410 | 250 uL, 5 mM/DMSO |
$312.00
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Propidium Iodide
Propidium iodide is a membrane-impermeable intercalating DNA dye for staining nuclei of dead cells.| Cat. # | Quantity | Price | Lead time | Buy this product |
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| 39010 | 2 mL, 0.1 mg/mL in water |
$98.00
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| 3162-100mg | 100 mg |
$109.00
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Thiazole Orange
Cyanine dye that is essentially dark in solution but has a bright fluorescence in double-stranded DNA and RNA complexes.| Cat. # | Quantity | Price | Lead time | Buy this product |
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| 3595-1mL | 1 mL, 10 mM/DMSO |
$98.00
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| 3595-250mg | 250 mg |
$125.00
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| 3595-1g | 1 g |
$250.00
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PODi-1, blue fluorescent nucleic acid stain
PODi-1 is a cell-impermeant blue fluorescent nucleic acid stain. PODi-1 is chemically equivalent to POPO®-1.| Cat. # | Quantity | Price | Lead time | Buy this product |
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| A1810 | 50 uL, 5 mM/DMSO |
$85.00
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| 21810 | 200 uL, 5 mM/DMSO |
$350.00
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PODi-3, yellow fluorescent nucleic acid stain
PODi-3 is a cell-impermeant yellow fluorescent nucleic acid stain. PODi-3 is chemically equivalent to POPO®-3.| Cat. # | Quantity | Price | Lead time | Buy this product |
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| 22810 | 200 uL, 5 mM/DMSO |
$569.00
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TODi-1, green fluorescent nucleic acid stain
TODi-1 is a cell-impermeant green fluorescent nucleic acid stain. TODi-1 is chemically equivalent to TOTO®-1.| Cat. # | Quantity | Price | Lead time | Buy this product |
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| A1610 | 50 uL, 5 mM/DMSO |
$85.00
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| 21610 | 200 uL, 5 mM/DMSO |
$320.00
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TODi-3, far-red fluorescent nucleic acid stain
TODi-3 is a cell-impermeant far-red fluorescent nucleic acid stain. TODi-3 is chemically equivalent to TOTO®-3.| Cat. # | Quantity | Price | Lead time | Buy this product |
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| A2610 | 50 uL, 5 mM/DMSO |
$85.00
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| 22610 | 200 uL, 5 mM/DMSO |
$320.00
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YODi-1, green fluorescent nucleic acid stain
YODi-1 is a cell-impermeant green-fluorescent nucleic acid stain. YODi-1 is chemically equivalent to YOYO®-1.| Cat. # | Quantity | Price | Lead time | Buy this product |
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| 2932-50uL | 50 uL, 5 mM/DMSO |
$85.00
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| 2932-200uL | 200 uL, 5 mM/DMSO |
$215.00
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YODi-3, red fluorescent nucleic acid stain
YODi-3 is a cell-impermeant red fluorescent nucleic acid stain. YODi-3 is chemically equivalent to YOYO®-3.| Cat. # | Quantity | Price | Lead time | Buy this product |
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| 2933-50uL | 50 uL, 5 mM/DMSO |
$85.00
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| 2933-200uL | 200 uL, 5 mM/DMSO |
$350.00
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20 days |
PO-TAP-1, blue fluorescent nucleic acid stain
PO-TAP-1 is a cell-impermeant blue fluorescent nucleic acid stain. PO-TAP-1 is chemically equivalent to PO-PRO®-1.| Cat. # | Quantity | Price | Lead time | Buy this product |
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| A3810 | 50 uL, 5 mM/DMSO |
$85.00
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| 23810 | 200 uL, 5 mM/DMSO |
$320.00
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PO-TAP-3, yellow fluorescent nucleic acid stain
PO-TAP-3 is a cell-impermeant yellow fluorescent nucleic acid stain. PO-TAP-3 is chemically equivalent to PO-PRO®-3.| Cat. # | Quantity | Price | Lead time | Buy this product |
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| A4810 | 50 uL, 5 mM/DMSO |
$85.00
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| 24810 | 200 uL, 5 mM/DMSO |
$320.00
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TO-TAP-1, green fluorescent nucleic acid stain
TO-TAP-1 is a cell-impermeant green fluorescent nucleic acid stain. TO-TAP-1 is chemically equivalent to TO-PRO®-1.| Cat. # | Quantity | Price | Lead time | Buy this product |
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| A3610 | 50 uL, 5 mM/DMSO |
$99.00
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| 23610 | 200 uL, 5 mM/DMSO |
$374.00
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TO-TAP-3, far-red fluorescent nucleic acid stain
TO-TAP-3 is a cell-impermeant far-red fluorescent nucleic acid stain. TO-TAP-3 is chemically equivalent to TO-PRO®-3.| Cat. # | Quantity | Price | Lead time | Buy this product |
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| A4610 | 50 uL, 5 mM/DMSO |
$85.00
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| 24610 | 200 uL, 5 mM/DMSO |
$320.00
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YO-TAP-1, green fluorescent nucleic acid stain
YO-TAP-1 is a cell-impermeant green-fluorescent nucleic acid stain. YO-TAP-1 is chemically equivalent to YO-PRO®-1.| Cat. # | Quantity | Price | Lead time | Buy this product |
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| A1710 | 50 uL, 5 mM/DMSO |
$85.00
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| 21710 | 200 uL, 5 mM/DMSO |
$320.00
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YO-TAP-3, red fluorescent nucleic acid stain
YO-TAP-3 is a cell-impermeant red fluorescent nucleic acid stain. YO-TAP-3 is chemically equivalent to YO-PRO®-3.| Cat. # | Quantity | Price | Lead time | Buy this product |
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| A2710 | 50 uL, 5 mM/DMSO |
$90.00
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| 22710 | 200 uL, 5 mM/DMSO |
$350.00
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TOR-G4, G-quadruplexes fluorescent probe
TOR-G4 is a fluorescent probe that allows sensitive distinction of G-quadruplexes RNA based on changes to the fluorescence lifetime of a probe upon nucleic acid binding.| Cat. # | Quantity | Price | Lead time | Buy this product |
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| A5510 | 50 uL, 5 mM/DMSO |
$149.00
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| 15510 | 500 uL, 5 mM/DMSO |
$390.00
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| 4357-1g | 1 g |
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7-AAD, far-red fluorescent nucleic acid stain
7-AAD is a membrane-impermeable intercalating DNA dye for staining the nuclei of dead cells.| Cat. # | Quantity | Price | Lead time | Buy this product |
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| 4569-5mg | 5 mg |
$440.00
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| 4569-10mg | 10 mg |
$739.90
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LUCS® 5, far-red fluorescent nucleic acid stain
Cell-permeant far-red fluorescent DNA dye for live and fixed cell imaging and analysis.| Cat. # | Quantity | Price | Lead time | Buy this product |
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| 1L010 | 50 uL, 5 mM/water |
$169.00
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| 2L010 | 250 uL, 5 mM/water |
$569.00
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LUTOX® Green Ready Stain for Flow Cytometry
A ready-to-use LUTOX Green solution for flow cytometry, a cell-impermeant fluorescent nucleic acid dye used to assess the viability of eukaryotic and prokaryotic cells.| Cat. # | Quantity | Price | Lead time | Buy this product |
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1A410
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2 mL |
$104.00
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