Thermo Fisher Scientific
SYTOX™ Blue Nucleic Acid Stain
S11348
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We used SYTOX blue for live-dead staining. SYTOX blue stains the permeable dead cells. We used Calcein dye for live cell staining. We analyzed the stained cells under confocal microscopy. We could able to differentiate the live and dead cells.
Live-dead staining
Mammalian cell culture treated with 1:1000 diluted SYTOX blue.
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We observed blue-fluorescently stained dead cells under the confocal microscope. We were able to differentiate them from live cells.
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Easy to use.
Staining quality is not very great.
Overall it's an average product and can be used for live-dead analysis.