{"product_id":"abcam-ab139418","title":"Abcam, ab139418, Propidium Iodide Flow Cytometry Kit","description":"\u003cp\u003eSize: 200Test\u003cbr\u003e\nPropidium iodide flow cytometry kit ab139418 is designed for quantitative DNA content analysis in tissue culture cells using the nucleic acid stain propidium iodide followed by flow cytometry analysis. - Ideal for cell cycle, cell viability and apoptosis studies - Cited in over 140 publications\u003cbr\u003e\nKey facts\u003cbr\u003e\nDetection method:Fluorescent,\u003cbr\u003e\nSample types:Suspension cells, Adherent cells,\u003cbr\u003e\nAssay type:Cell-based\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eProduct details:\u003cbr\u003e\nab139418 is designed for quantitative DNA content analysis in tissue culture cells using the nucleic acid stain propidium iodide followed by flow cytometry analysis. Propidium iodide staining of DNA is the classic means of cell cycle analysis. The staining procedure takes less than 1 hour of total processing time and cells fixed in ethanol are stable for at least several weeks at 4°C. The contents of this kit are sufficient for 200 assays.\u003cbr\u003e\nPropidium iodide is a fluorescent molecule that binds nucleic acid with little or no sequence preference. Because Propidium iodide binds RNA as well as DNA, RNaseA (ribonuclease A) is included in this kit to digest cellular RNA and thus decrease background RNA staining from the experiment. Since Propidium iodide is membrane impermeant, ethanol is used to both fix and permeabilize cells. This kit is compatible with cells of any species that can be prepared as a single cell suspension. A flow cytometer is required for quantitative analysis.\u003cbr\u003e\nThe excitation maximum for propium idoide is 493 nm, and the emission maximum is 636 nm.\u003cbr\u003e\nCell proliferation assays are indispensable for advancing scientific discovery and clinical applications.\u003cbr\u003e\nBrowse our comprehensive selection\u003cbr\u003e\nto support your research.\u003cbr\u003e\nCell cycle analysis by quantitation of DNA content was one of the earliest applications of flow cytometry. The DNA of mammalian, yeast, plant or bacterial cells can be stained by a variety of DNA binding dyes. The premise with these dyes is that they are stoichiometric i.e. they bind in proportion to the amount of DNA present in the cell. In this way cells that are in S phase will have more DNA than cells in G1. They will take up proportionally more dye and will fluoresce more brightly until they have doubled their DNA content. The cells in G2 will be approximately twice as bright as cells in G1.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eProperties and Storage Information:\u003cbr\u003e\nShipped at conditions-Blue Ice, Appropriate short-term storage conditions-Multi, Appropriate long-term storage conditions-Multi, Storage information-Please refer to protocols\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Abcam","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46843595391145,"sku":"ab139418","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/iright.com\/products\/abcam-ab139418","provider":"Iright","version":"1.0","type":"link"}