apc

Allophycocyanin (APC) is an intensely bright phycobiliprotein isolated from red algae that exhibits far-red fluorescence with high quantum yields. It is excited by laser lines at 594 and 633 nm, with an absorbance maximum at 650 nm and a fluorescence emission peak at 660 nm. APC is a large molecule that is chemically crosslinked to use in fluorescence-based detection, primarily for flow cytometry, microarray assays, ELISAs, and other applications that require high sensitivity but not photostability.

In practical applications, the sensitivity of APC conjugates is usually 5 to 10 times greater than that of the corresponding fluorescein conjugate. In addition, RPE exhibits:

  • Long-wavelength fluorescence emission
  • Large Stokes shifts
  • Quench-resistance due to the protein backbone
  • Very high water solubility
  • Homogeneous structure with defined molecular weights

We offer APC conjugated to a variety of primary antibodies, secondary antibodies, and streptavidin. In addition, tandem conjugates of phycobiliproteins are available to generate a range of emission signals from a single excitation wavelength.

Allophycocyanin (APC) dashboard


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Allophycocyanin, also known as APC, is typically used for flow cytometry, microarrays, ELISA, and other applications that require high sensitivity but not photostability. 
  

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 200594–633Cy5650660 
 
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Allophycocyanin (APC) products

We offer a broad range of APC products, including primary antibodies, secondary antibodies, streptavidin conjugates, and more.

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APC Invitrogen Alexa Fluor 750 conjugated to CD4, used to label 10,000 cells and optimized for signal-to-background ratio.

 

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