Near-IR dyes are becoming more widely used in a variety of cellular assays and imaging applications. The dyes fluoresce in the 670-1000 nm range at which biomolecules and polyaromatic hydrocarbons exhibit low background fluorescence due to reduced light scattering. The LiCor Odyssey Infrared Imaging System is useful for detecting infrared dyes. It is a two channel laser-based infrared detection system made by LiCor Biosciences. It provides high sensitivity, multiplexing capabilities and accurate quantitation. DyLight IR Fluors offer many benefits for labeling and imaging applications. The dyes are extremely photostable compared to other available dyes that excite and emit at the same wavelengths. In addition, DyLight dyes exhibit high solubility making them extremely useful for protein labeling.
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