Alexa Fluor™ Plus 405 Phalloidin, Violet, 405/450 nm - FAQs

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Can I combine Click-iT or Click-iT Plus reactions with phalloidin conjugates used for actin staining?

We do not recommend using phalloidin conjugates for staining actin in combination with traditional Click-iT or Click-iT Plus reactions since phalloidin is extremely sensitive to the presence of copper.

For staining actin in combination with traditional Click-iT or Click-iT Plus reactions, we recommend using anti-α-actin antibodies for staining actin in the cytoskeleton. You can find a list of our actin antibodies here.

Another option would be to use the Click-iT Plus Alexa Fluor Picolyl Azide Toolkit (Cat. Nos. C10641, C10642, C10643). These Click-iT Plus toolkits provide Copper and Copper protectant separately which makes it easier to titrate the copper concentration to obtain optimal labeling with minimal copper-mediated damage. You may need to optimize the click reaction with the lowest possible concentration of copper and then perform the phalloidin staining.

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Is there any difference between the Alexa Fluor phalloidin products and the Alexa Fluor &34;Plus&34; phalloidin products?

No. They differ only in the dyes attached to the phalloidin. The phalloidin has the same structure in all of the products.

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Does Alexa Fluor Plus 405 Phalloidin (Cat. No. A30104) have the same dye as Alexa Fluor 405 dye?

No. The dye in Alexa Fluor Plus 405 Phalloidin is structurally different from Alexa Fluor 405 dye and has distinct spectral properties; Alexa Fluor 405 dye has excitation/emission maxima of 402/421 nm; Alexa Fluor Plus 405 Phalloidin has excitation/emission maxima of 405/450 nm.

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