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PAGE GelRed

PAGE GelRed® has excitation peaks at 308 nm and 551 nm and an emission peak at 625 nm. PAGE GelRed® uses a novel approach to make the dye membrane impermeable without making the dye large, unlike the original GelRed® and GelGreen® dyes, where the dyes’ membrane impermeability was achieved by mainly making the dyes physically large. The relatively large size of GelRed® and GelGreen® make the dyes difficult to penetrate into the more densely packed polyacrylamide gels. PAGE GelRed® readily stains dsDNA in densely packed polyacrylamide gels while still possessing the benefits that the Original GelRed® is known for: safety, sensitivity, stability, and compatibility with existing instruments and downstream sample analysis.

Excitation & emission spectra

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Key facts

Excitation maximum
308 nm
Emission maximum
625 nm
Optimal laser line
254

PAGE GelRed has an excitation maximum at 308 nm and an emission maximum at 625 nm, a Stokes shift of 317 nm. It is optimally excited by the 254 laser line.

Frequently asked questions

What is PAGE GelRed?
PAGE GelRed® has excitation peaks at 308 nm and 551 nm and an emission peak at 625 nm. PAGE GelRed® uses a novel approach to make the dye membrane impermeable without making the dye large, unlike the original GelRed® and GelGreen® dyes, where the dyes’ membrane impermeability was achieved by mainly making the dyes physically large. The relatively large size of GelRed® and GelGreen® make the dyes difficult to penetrate into the more densely packed polyacrylamide gels. PAGE GelRed® readily stains dsDNA in densely packed polyacrylamide gels while still possessing the benefits that the Original GelRed® is known for: safety, sensitivity, stability, and compatibility with existing instruments and downstream sample analysis.
What laser excites PAGE GelRed?
PAGE GelRed is optimally excited by the 254 laser line. Its excitation maximum is 308 nm.