Lipibright™ Fluorogeneic Lipid Droplet Probes
Cytoskeleton is proud to announce 3 new bright fluorogenic probes to visualize lipid droplets. LipiBright™ live cell probes fluoresce 300 to 1000 times brighter in an oily/lipid environment compared to aqueous solutions and effectively label lipid droplets1.
Advantages:
- LipiBright probes are photostable and possess narrow absorption and emission bands, a distinct advantage over the traditional Nile Red probe; thus, multicolor imaging is possible.
- These probes exhibit ideal characteristics for microscopy and have been validated with multiple techniques including epifluorescent (widefield), confocal, and two photon.
1. Mayeul Collot et al. “Ultrabright and Fluorogenic Probes for Multicolor Imaging and Tracking of Lipid Droplets in Cells and Tissues” JACS. 2018 Apr 25;140(16).
Figure.Swiss3T3 cell monolayer labeled with LipiBright™ SMCy3.5. Widefield fluorescent imaging of live Swiss3T3 labeled with LipiBright™ SMCy3.5 (Pink), a live cell actin cytoskeleton stain (Green, SiR-Actin), and a live cell DNA probe (Blue, SPY505-DNA).