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01Fluorochromes1FluorochromePropertiesDesirablepropertiesforfluorochromes:•Highrelativebrightness•Narrowemissionspectrum(lowspectraloverlapincombination)•Easilyconjugated(forimmunophenotyping)Fluorochromescanbecharacterizedby:•Typeofmolecule•Excitationandemissionwavelengths•Relativebrightness23-13536-00Rev
01Fluorochromes2FluorochromeMoleculeTypes•Smallorganicmoleculesexamples:FITC,BDHorizonTMV450,Cy7•Fluorescentproteinsexamples:PE,APC,PerCP•Tandemdyes—typically,thecouplingofafluorescentproteindonorwithasmallorganicmoleculeacceptorexamples:PE-Cy7,PerCP-CyTM5
5•Nanocrystals(Qdots)—inorganicsemiconductorsexamples:Qdot565,Qdot60523-13536-00Rev
01Fluorochromes3SomeCommonFluorochromesFluorochromeTypeofmoleculeFluoresceinisothyocyanate(FITC)SmallorganicAlexaFluor®488SmallorganicPh