Chemistry:SYBR Green I
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N',N'-dimethyl-N-[4-[(E)-(3-methyl-1,3-benzothiazol-2-ylidene)methyl]-1-phenylquinolin-1-ium-2-yl]-N-propylpropane-1,3-diamine
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| C32H37N4S+ | |
| Molar mass | 509.73 g/mol |
| Solubility | Normally supplied solvated in dimethylsulfoxide |
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SYBR Green I (SG) is an asymmetrical cyanine dye[1] used as a nucleic acid stain in molecular biology. The SYBR family of dyes is produced by Molecular Probes Inc., now owned by Thermo Fisher Scientific. SYBR Green I binds to DNA. The resulting DNA-dye-complex best absorbs 497 nanometer blue light (λmax = 497 nm) and emits green light (λmax = 520 nm). The stain preferentially binds to double-stranded DNA, but will stain single-stranded (ss) DNA with lower performance. SYBR Green can also stain RNA with a lower performance than ssDNA.
Uses
SYBR Green finds usage in several areas of biochemistry and molecular biology. It is used as a dye for the quantification of double stranded DNA in some methods of quantitative PCR.[2] It is also used to visualise DNA in gel electrophoresis. Higher concentrations of SYBR Green can be used to stain agarose gels in order to visualise the DNA present. In addition to labelling pure nucleic acids, SYBR Green can also be used for labelling of DNA within cells for flow cytometry and fluorescence microscopy. In these cases RNase treatment may be required to reduce background from RNA in the cells.
Safety
SYBR Green I is marketed as a replacement for ethidium bromide, a potential human mutagen, as both safer to work with and free from the complex waste disposal issues of ethidium bromide. However any small molecule capable of binding DNA with high affinity is a possible carcinogen, including SYBR Green.
In a study using the Ames test, which measures the ability of chemicals to cause mutations, when assayed at the same concentration SYBR Green I was on the order of 30 times less mutagenic than ethidium bromide.[3]
Similar cyanine dyes
See also
Notes and references
- ↑ Zipper H; Brunner H; Bernhagen J; Vitzthum F (2004). "Investigations on DNA intercalation and surface binding by SYBR Green I, its structure determination and methodological implications". Nucleic Acids Research 32 (12): e103. doi:10.1093/nar/gnh101. PMID 15249599.
- ↑ Mackay IM; Arden KE; Nitsche A (March 2002). "Real-time PCR in virology". Nucleic Acids Res. 30 (6): 1292–305. doi:10.1093/nar/30.6.1292. PMID 11884626.
- ↑ Singer VL; Lawlor TE; Yue S (February 1999). "Comparison of SYBR Green I nucleic acid gel stain mutagenicity and ethidium bromide mutagenicity in the Salmonella/mammalian microsome reverse mutation assay (Ames test)". Mutation Research 439 (1): 37–47. doi:10.1016/s1383-5718(98)00172-7. PMID 10029672.
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