Alexa Fluor™ 568 Phalloidin is a high-affinity F- Actin probe. Alexa Fluor™ 568 dye has better brightness and photostability than other red-orange fluorescent dyes such as Lissamine Rhodamine B and Texas Red-X dyes.

•Selective staining of F-actin
• Excellent fluorescence properties
•Excitation/emission wavelength: 578/600 nm
• Better than antibody staining
• Suitable for fixed and permeabilized samples

Provides excellent actin staining results
Phalloidin is a bicyclic peptide isolated from the lethal Amanita "death cap" mushroom A class of toxins commonly used to selectively label F-actin in imaging applications. The binding properties of fluorescently labeled phalloidin to actin from different species, including plants and animals, are almost identical. Phalloidin binds to F-actin with high selectivity, while Alexa Fluor™ 568 provides red-orange fluorescence with excellent brightness and photostability. Alexa Fluor™ 568 Phalloidin rarely causes non-specific staining and allows high contrast differentiation of actin staining.

Available in a variety of applications
Alexa Fluor™ 568 Phalloidin can be used to target F-actin in tissue sections, cell cultures, or cell-free preparations Perform visualization and quantification. Alexa Fluor™ 568 Phalloidin Stain is fully compatible with other fluorescent stains used in cell analysis procedures, including fluorescent proteins, Qdot™ Nanocrystals, and other Alexa Fluor™ conjugates (including secondary antibodies).

Research use only. Not for therapeutic or diagnostic use in humans or animals.

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