Cyanine dyes are synthetic dyes with the general formula R2N[CH=CH]nCH=N(+)R2 <-> R2N(+)=CH[CH=CH]nNR2 (n is a small number) in which the nitrogen and part of the conjugated chain usually form part of a heterocyclic system, such as imidazole, pyridine, pyrrole, quinoline and thiazole.
| Member | Definition | Role |
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| 1,1'-((4,4,7,7-tetramethyl)-4,7-diazaundecamethylene)bis-4-(3-methyl-2,3-dihydro(benzo-1,3-oxazole)-2-methylidine)quinolinium, tetraiodide | | YoYo-1 |
| 1,1'-(4,4,7,7-tetramethyl-4,7-diazaundecamethylene)bis-4-(3-methyl-2,3-dihydro(benzo-1,3-thiazole)-2-methylidene)quinolinium | | ToTo-1 |
| 2-(dimethylaminostyryl)-1-ethylpyridinium | | 2-(4-dimethylaminostyryl)-1-ethylpyridinium iodide |
| 3,3'-diethyloxacarbocyanine | The cationic form of a C3 cyanine dye having 3-ethyl-1,3-benzoxazol-2(3H)-yl units at each end. | C3-oxacyanine cation |
| 3,3'-diethylthiacarbocyanine iodide | | C3-thiacarbocyanine |
| 3,3'-diethylthiacarbocyanine iodide | | C3-thiacarbocyanine |
| 3,3'-dipentyl-2,2'-oxacarbocyanine | The cationic form of a C3 cyanine dye having 3-pentyl-1,3-benzoxazol-2(3H)-yl units at each end. A fluorescent compound that preferentially stains chronic myelogenic leukemia cells. | 3,3'-dipentyloxacarbocyanine |
| 5,5',6,6'-tetrachloro-1,1',3,3'-tetraethylbenzimidazolocarbocyanine | The cationic form of a C3 cyanine dye having 1,3-diethyl-5,6-dichloroindoleinine units at each end. | 1,1',3,3'-tetraethyl-5,5',6,6'-tetrachloroimidacarbocyanine |
| bobo 3 | | BoBo-3 |
| carbocyanines | | pinacyanol iodide |
| indocyanine green | | indocyanine green |
| indocyanine green | | indocyanine green |
| picogreen | A cyanine dye that is 1-phenylquinoline which is substituted at position 2 by a bis[3-(dimethylamino)propyl]amino group and at position 4 by a (3-methyl-1,3-benzothiazol-3-ium-2-yl)methylene group. The counter ion is not stated. A fluorochrome that selectively binds double-stranded DNA and has characteristics similar to that of SYBR-Green I. | PicoGreen |
| quinaldine blue | | pinacyanol iodide |
| stains-all | | carbocyanin DBTC |
| sybr green i | A benzothiazolium ion resulting from the methylation of the nitrogen of the benzothiazole group of N-[4-(1,3-benzothiazol-2-ylmethylene)-1-phenyl-1,4-dihydroquinolin-2-yl]-N',N'-dimethyl-N-propylpropane-1,3-diamine. A cationic unsymmetrical cyanine dye that binds to double-stranded DNA and is used as a nucleic acid stain in molecular biology. | SYBR Green I |
| thiazole orange | A cyanine dye comprising the thiazole orange cation [1-methyl-4-[(3-methyl-1,3-benzothiazol-2(3H)-ylidene)methyl]quinolinium] with the p-tosylate counterion. | thiazole orange |
| to-pro-1 | A C1 cyanine dye having benzothiazolium-2-yl and quinolinium-4-yl substituents. | To-Pro-1 |
| to-pro-3 | An unsymmetrical C3 cyanine dye having benzothiazolium-2-yl and quinolinium-4-yl substituents. | To-Pro-3 |
| yo-pro 1 | An unsymmetrical C1 cyanine dye having 1,3-benzoxazol-2-yl and quinolinium-4-yl substituents. | Yo-Pro-1 |
| yoyo-3 | | YoYo-3 |