Cyanine 5 DBCO  (Synonyms: DBCO-Cy5; Cyanine5 dibenzocyclooctyne)

Cyanine5 DBCO (DBCO-Cy5) is a low-toxicity azide reactive probe (NIR fluorescent dye), for imaging azide-labeled biomolecules via a copper-free "click-through" reaction. Cyanine5 DBCO has no apparent cytotoxicity or animal toxicity and shows no damage to the physiological functions of cells other than the target cells (azide-labeled cells). Cyanine5 DBCO can be used to label and track cells in vitro and in vivo (Ex=635 nm, Em=650-700 nm)^[1][2].

Guidelines (Following is our recommended protocol. This protocol only provides a guideline, and should be modified according to your specific needs).
1. Solution preparation^[1][2]
1.1 Preparation of storage solution
Solvent: DMSO.
Concentration: 20 mM is recommended.
Storage: After aliquoting, store at -20°C or -80°C in the dark and avoid repeated freezing and thawing.
1.2 Preparation of working solution
Dilute to 20 μM with PBS or serum-free medium (optimized according to the experiment).
Note: The working solution should be prepared and used immediately, and should be protected from light.

2. Cell labeling (A549 cells for example):
2.1. Seed cells onto 35-mm glass-bottom dishes at a density of 3×10⁴ (varies by cell) in 2 mL of growth media.
2.2. Add Ac4ManNAz (50 μM, final concentration), incubate for 2.3 days (generate azide groups on the surface of cells).
3. Wash cells twice with DPBS (pH 7.4).
2.4. Incubate cells with Cyanine5 DBCO (20 μM, final concentration) for 1 h at 37℃.
2.5. Rinse cells with DPBS (pH 7.4) and fix with formaldehyde-glutaraldehyde combined fixative for 15 min at 25℃.
2.6. Wash cells twice with DPBS (pH 7.4) and stain cells with DAPI to label nuclei.
2.7. Measure Cyanine5 DBCO fluorescence (Ex=635 nm, Em=650-700 nm) using a confocal laser scanning microscope.
Note:
1) Artificially introduced azide groups on the cell surface can be targeted by Cyanine5 DBCO for more than 3 days after treatment with Ac4ManNAz.
2) Degree of Cyanine5 DBCO labeling is in a dose-dependent manner.

MedChemExpress (MCE) has not independently confirmed the accuracy of these methods. They are for reference only.

819.51

C₅₃H₅₉ClN₄O₂

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Room temperature in continental US; may vary elsewhere.

Please store the product under the recommended conditions in the Certificate of Analysis.

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