Fluorescent Dye Tags and Labels for Peptides
Fluorescent dye tags and dye labels commonly utilized with synthetic peptides are listed in the table below. The table includes the absorption and emission maxima for each compound.
| Dye | Ab Max (nM) | Em Max (nM) |
| 9-Acridine carboxylic acid | 402 | 452 |
| 5-AFM | 494 | 517 |
| AMCA | 353 | 442 |
| BODIPY 530/550 | 534 | 548 |
| BODIPY 558/568 | 558 | 568 |
| BODIPY 576/589 | 575 | 588 |
| BODIPY 581/591 | 581 | 591 |
| BODIPY TMR | 544 | 570 |
| BODIPY TR | 588 | 616 |
| Cy3 | 552 | 570 |
| Cy5 | 643 | 667 |
| Edans | 335 | 493 |
| Eosin-5-isothicynate | 521 | 544 |
| FITC | 492 | 520 |
| 6-FAM | 494 | 518 |
| Carboxyrhodamine 110 | 504 | 532 |
| Rhodamine Red-X | 496 | 523 |
| TAMRA | 565 | 580 |
| ROX | 585 | 605 |
