| Bioactivity | Thiazole orange is an unsymmetrical cyanine dye which can be conjugated to oligonucleotides (ONs) to create fluorogenic hybridisation probes. Thiazole orange can be used for reticulocyte analysis[1][2]. |
| Name | Thiazole Orange |
| CAS | 107091-89-4 |
| Formula | C26H24N2O3S2 |
| Molar Mass | 476.61 |
| Appearance | Solid |
| Transport | Room temperature in continental US; may vary elsewhere. |
| Storage | 4°C, sealed storage, away from moisture and light *In solvent : -80°C, 6 months; -20°C, 1 month (sealed storage, away from moisture and light) |
| Reference | [1]. Linda G. Le, et al. Thiazole Orange: A New Dye for Reticulocyte Analysis. cytometry 7:508-517 (1986) [2]. Piotr Klimkowski, et al. Design of thiazole orange oligonucleotide probes for detection of DNA and RNA by fluorescence and duplex melting. Org Biomol Chem. 2019 Jun 28; 17(24): 5943–5950. |