Difference between revisions of "DAPI"
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| − | DAPI stains DNA and fluoresces in the blue spectrum under UV light. DAPI can even be used to stain DNA in living cells | + | DAPI stains [[DNA]], by binding to AT rich regions, and fluoresces in the blue spectrum under UV light. DAPI can even be used to stain [[DNA]] in living cells. As a stain that binds to [[DNA]] it should be handled and disposed of carefully as a potential mutagen. |
Latest revision as of 05:49, 11 July 2014
DAPI stains DNA, by binding to AT rich regions, and fluoresces in the blue spectrum under UV light. DAPI can even be used to stain DNA in living cells. As a stain that binds to DNA it should be handled and disposed of carefully as a potential mutagen.
