Bioactivity | Janelia Fluor® 646, Maleimide (JF646, Maleimide) is a red fluorescent dye that contains a maleimide group. JF646, Maleimide can be used in cellular imaging[1][2]. Janelia Fluor® products are licensed under U.S. Pat. Nos. 9,933,417, 10,018,624 and 10,161,932 and other patents from Howard Hughes Medical Institute. |
Invitro | λmax (nm)=646; λem (nm)=664[1].JF646 can serve as a ligand for self-labeling tag (such as HaloTag)[1].JF646, Maleimide is modified by JF646. JF646, a red fluorescent dye, is photostable, membrane-permeable, has a high extinction coefficient[2]. |
Name | Janelia Fluor® 646, Maleimide |
Formula | C35H34N4O5Si |
Molar Mass | 618.75 |
Transport | Room temperature in continental US; may vary elsewhere. |
Storage | Please store the product under the recommended conditions in the Certificate of Analysis. |
Reference | [1]. Grimm JB, et al. A general method to improve fluorophores for live-cell and single-molecule microscopy. Nat Methods. 2015;12(3):244-250. doi:10.1038/nmeth.3256 [2]. Basu S, et al. FRET-enhanced photostability allows improved single-molecule tracking of proteins and protein complexes in live mammalian cells. Nat Commun. 2018;9(1):2520. Published 2018 Jun 28. |