Although most fluorophores operate in visible or ultraviolet parts of the spectrum, the near-infrared (NIR) area is very promising for fluorescence detection and imaging.

In infrared, much less background fluorescence is observed on microarrays and tissue samples. This makes NIR dyes an ideal choice for cases where low background and high signal-to-noise ratio are critical.

Biological tissues possess a "near-infrared window" of transparency above 700 nm (actual value depends on tissue type). This allows for in-depth imaging of organisms in a real-time, non-destructive fashion. Labeling a biomolecule (peptide, protein, or other) with NIR dye makes it possible to track it and study the distribution of the molecule in an organism. This type of imaging is an excellent tool for life science and drug design.

Lumiprobe offers two near-infrared fluorophores: Cy7, and Cy7.5.

The dyes belong to the cyanine family and possess high extinction coefficients. The internal polymethine chain contains a cyclohexane moiety to increase rigidity and quantum yield. Fluorescence quantum yield is thus improved by 20% compared to the parent structures.

Succinimide esters are most useful for labeling amino groups in various biomolecules, such as proteins and peptides. Azides and alkynes are reactive dyes for advanced and efficient click chemistry reaction. We also recommend preparing NIR dye-labeled oligonucleotides through post-synthetic click chemistry labeling alkynylated oligos with dye azides.

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