Description

Propidium iodide (PI) is a fluorescent dye that binds to DNA. When excited by 488nm laser light, it can be detected with in the PE/Texas Red® channel with a bandpass filter 610/10. It is commonly used in evaluation of cell viability or DNA content in cell cycle analysis by flow cytometry.

Formulation

Recommended Usage

The suggested use of this solution for viability staining is 10 microL per million cells in 0.5 ml/test, and incubate for 15 minutes at 4 °C before analysis. For Cell Cycle analysis, please see our Propidium Iodide Cell Cycle Staining Protocol. Caution: This solution is toxigenic and mutagenic; handle with care.

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