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Product Introduction
ATTO 647N belongs to a new generation of fluorescent labels for the red spectral region. The dye is designed for application in the area of life science, e.g. labeling of DNA, RNA or proteins. Characteristic features of the label are strong absorption, excellent fluorescence quantum yield, high photostability, excellent ozone resistance, good solubility, and very little triplet formation. ATTO 647N is a cationic dye. After coupling to a substrate the dye carries a net electrical charge of +1. In common with most ATTO-labels, absorption and fluorescence are independent of pH in the range of 2 to 11, used in typical applications. As supplied ATTO 647N consists of a mixture of two isomers with practically identical absorption and fluorescence properties.ATTO-Dye Labeled Phospholipids Sigma-Aldrich offers a variety of glycero-phospholipids carrying one or two fatty acid groups (lipophilic groups) and a phosphate ester residue (hydrophilic group). They are labeled at the hydrophilic head group. After incorporation of the phospholipid into a membrane the fluorophore is located at the water/lipid interface of the membrane. We currently provide 1,2-dipalmitoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphoethanolamine (DPPE), 1,2-dioleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphoethanolamine (DOPE), palmitoyl-sn-glycero-phosphoethanolamine (PPE), and 1,2-dimyristoyl-sn-glycero-3-phospho-ethanolamine (DMPE) labeled with ATTO-dyes.find more information here
Chemical Information
Product Specification
Application
Chemical Information
| Purity | ≥80.0% (HPCE) |
| NACRES | NA.32 |
Product Specification
| Excitation | 643 |
| Emission | 665 |
| Properties Quality Level | 100 |
| Storage | −20 °C |
Application
ATTO 647N PPE is a long-wavelength ATTO 647N-based fluorescent labeling reagent designed for constructing bright red far-red fluorescent conjugates. The PPE functionality enables efficient dye incorporation into polymer, biomaterial, and biomolecule labeling workflows where strong fluorescence in the far-red spectral region is advantageous for low-background imaging and multiplex-friendly assay design.
1. Fluorescent Biomolecule Labeling
ATTO 647N PPE is used by chemical biology and protein chemistry teams to prepare far-red fluorescent conjugates for fluorescence imaging and quantitative fluorescence assays. Researchers incorporate the dye into proteins, peptides, and other biomolecular targets to generate stable labeling reagents for tracking binding events, monitoring biomolecule localization, and supporting fluorescence readouts in microscopy-based workflows. The far-red emission of ATTO 647N is particularly helpful when background autofluorescence from biological samples is a concern, enabling clearer visualization in complex experimental matrices.
2. Polymer And Surface Functionalization
ATTO 647N PPE is widely applied in materials science and biomaterials development to introduce fluorescent tags into polymers, hydrogels, and engineered surfaces. Lab teams use the reagent to generate fluorescently labeled materials for studying transport, adsorption, and surface interactions, as well as for mapping distribution within soft materials. In these workflows, ATTO 647N PPE supports the preparation of fluorescent coatings and labeled scaffolds used in imaging experiments where far-red emission helps reduce interference from common visible-range fluorophores and sample autofluorescence.
3. Fluorescence Imaging And Microscopy Tracing
ATTO 647N PPE supports fluorescence microscopy tracing experiments, including multicolor labeling strategies where far-red channels provide separation from green and orange fluorophores. Researchers use dye-labeled biomolecules or labeled material constructs to visualize spatial organization, uptake, and trafficking-like behaviors in labeled systems, with imaging readouts collected using standard far-red fluorescence microscope configurations. The reagent's role in producing bright, far-red fluorescent conjugates makes it useful for developing microscopy reagents for workflow optimization and comparative imaging studies across experimental conditions.
4. Flow Cytometry Labeling Reagents
ATTO 647N PPE is used to prepare far-red fluorescent conjugates for flow cytometry staining workflows where red/far-red detection is preferred. Immunology and cell biology laboratories incorporate ATTO 647N-labeled biomolecules to quantify binding and signal distribution across cell populations, and to support multicolor panels that benefit from spectral separation. The reagent is also commonly used during assay development to generate consistent fluorescent standards and labeling reagents for method refinement and reproducible cytometric readouts.
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