Blocking Buffer (2X) for Fluorescent Western Blotting - - 50 mL

This blocking buffer is ideal for infrared Western blotting. Fluorescence technology is widely used to detect proteins. However, many common visible fluorophores often result in considerable background fluorescence in the visible range. Visible fluorophores are rarely used for membrane-based protein detection because of this high background. IRDye™800, IRDye™700DX, Alexa Fluor® 680 and Cy5.5™ antibody and reagent conjugates are specifically designed for protein detection methods that use longer-wavelength, near-infrared (IR) fluorophores to visualize proteins in western blotting and other applications. IRDye™800 and IRDye™700DX fluoresce outside the range of most autofluorescence and therefore specific signal is sharply evident from any background giving the best possible signal-to-noise ratio. Detection levels in the picogram range on Western blots rival the sensitivity of chemiluminescence on film. IRDye™800 conjugates are also suitable for immunofluorescence microscopy using commerc