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Possible Substitutes Dyes

What are the commonly used dyes and possible substitutes?

This table contains a list of the most commonly used dyes for conjugation to a biomolecule such as an oligonucleotide or peptide.

Colour Commonly used dyes Possible substitutes
ATTO dyes Cy dyes Alexa dyes Other dyes
Blue       Alexa 405 Pacific Blue™
Cascade Blue™
Green 6-FAM, FITC ATTO 488* Cy® 2 Alexa 488 Oregon Green
Yellow TET ATTO 520     CAL Fluor Gold 540
Yellow JOE, HEX1 ATTO 532*   Alexa 532 CAL Fluor Orange 560
Bodipy 530/550
Yellow VIC™       Yakima Yellow*
Yellow NED™       Dragonfly Orange*
Quasar 570
Orange   ATTO 550 Cy® 3 Alexa 555
Alexa 5462		 Bodipy 558/568, DY-547
DY-555
Orange TAMRA ATTO 550     Bodipy 558/568
CAL Fluor Red 590
Orange ROX ATTO 565* Cy® 3.5 Alexa 594 Bodipy 558/568, LCRed 610
CAL Fluor Red 610
Red Texas Red® ATTO 590*
ATTO 5943		   Alexa 594 LCRed 610
CAL Fluor Red 610
Red   ATTO 633
ATTO 635		   Alexa 633 Bodipy 630/650
Red   ATTO 635   Alexa 635  
Red   ATTO 647N
ATTO 6554		 Cy® 5 Alexa 647 Quasar 670, DY-647
DY-650
Red   ATTO 680
ATTO 700

Cy® 5.5

 Alexa 680
Alexa 7005		 Quasar 705, DY-680
LCRed 705
Far red     Cy® 7 Alexa 750 DY-732
Far red         IRD800, DY-780, DY-781