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Fluorescent image of cultivated neutrophils isolated from venous blood of human with
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cells. Cells are stained for 1-30 min at room temperature or 37 °C and then washed to remove unbound dye. A green fluorescence of unbound
Hoechst dye may be observed on samples which are stained with too much dye or which are washed partially. Hoechst dyes are often used as substitutes for
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Hoechst dyes cannot reach their optimal binding site. Binding of Hoechst dyes is even stronger to BrdU-substituted DNA; however, no fluorescence ensues. Hoechst dyes can be used with BrdU to monitor
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is the 33,342nd compound made by the company. There are three related
Hoechst stains: Hoechst 33258, Hoechst 33342, and Hoechst 34580. The dyes Hoechst 33258 and Hoechst 33342 are the ones most commonly used and they have similar
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Breusegem, SY; Clegg, RM; Loontiens, FG (Feb 1, 2002). "Base-sequence specificity of
Hoechst 33258 and DAPI binding to five (A/T)4 DNA sites with kinetic evidence for more than one high-affinity Hoechst 33258-AATT complex".
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289:(BrdU), which is commonly used to detect dividing cells. Hoechst 33342 exhibits a 10 fold greater cell-permeability than H 33258. Cells can integrate BrdU in newly synthesized DNA as a substitute for
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Portugal, J; Waring, MJ (Feb 28, 1988). "Assignment of DNA binding sites for 4â˛,6-diamidine-2-phenylindole and bisbenzimide (Hoechst 33258). A comparative footprinting study".
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are stable at 2â6 °C for at least six months when protected from light. For longterm storage the solutions are instead frozen at â20 °C or below.
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maximum at 461 nm. Unbound dye has its maximum fluorescence emission in the 510â540 nm range. Hoechst stains can be excited with a
821:"Flow cytometric recognition of clastogen induced chromatin damage in G0/G1 lymphocytes by non-stoichiometric Hoechst fluorochrome binding"
719:"Flow cytometric analysis of factors which influence the BrdUrd-Hoechst quenching effect in cultivated human fibroblasts and lymphocytes"
543:"Spectral studies on 33258 Hoechst and related bisbenzimidazole dyes useful for fluorescent detection of deoxyribonucleic acid synthesis"
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Sterzel, W; Bedford, P; Eisenbrand, G (June 1985). "Automated determination of DNA using the fluorochrome
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Molecular Probes Handbook: A Guide to Fluorescent Probes and Labeling Technologies
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