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cyanine dye 5
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Definition
: Compounds that contain three methine groups. They are frequently used as cationic dyes used for differential staining of biological materials.
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cyanine dye 5 [ Cy5 ]
an activated cyanine dye that can be readily coupled with oligonucleotides, peptides & proteins; structure in first source
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*Carbocyanines
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Fluorescent Dyes
J Chromatogr A 1993 Oct 22;652(2):355-60