XFD546 azide

XFD546, manufactured by AAT Bioquest, is structurally identical to Alexa Fluor™ 546 (ThermoFisher). It exhibits bright orange fluorescence and is readily excited by laser lines at 488 nm or 532 nm, making it highly suitable for applications such as fluorescence microscopy and flow cytometry. XFD546 demonstrates excellent aqueous solubility and pH-insensitivity over a broad range (pH 4–10), ensuring stable signal generation under varying experimental conditions. Additionally, the dye enables high molar ratio conjugation to proteins with minimal fluorescence quenching, facilitating the generation of brighter conjugates for enhanced detection sensitivity. With its high fluorescence quantum yield and superior photostability, XFD546 is particularly advantageous for detecting low-abundance biological targets, providing researchers with improved sensitivity and precision in quantitative fluorescence-based assays.

The azide derivative of XFD546 is widely used for labeling terminal alkynes on peptides, antibodies, and other biomolecules via click chemistry. It participates in copper-catalyzed azide-alkyne cycloaddition (CuAAC) with alkyne-containing molecules and strain-promoted alkyne-azide cycloaddition (SPAAC) with DBCO- or BCN-containing molecules.