Fluorochrome

== Description ==
A fluorescent substance used to detect the presence of another material. Examples of fluorochromes used in the detection of art materials are: berberine sulfate, acridine orange, acridine yellow, Auramine O, Blancophor R, cycloheptaamylose dansyl chloride, dichlorofluorescein, fluorescein isothiocyanate, Lissamine Rhodamine B Sulfonyl Chloride, primuline, pyronine Y, Rhodamine B, rosaniline, serotonin, Tetracycline, and Texas Red.
Fluorochrome 	Excitation Wavelength 	Emission Wavelength
Acid Fuchsin 	540 	630
Acridine Orange(Bound to DNA) 	502 	526
Acridine Red 	455-600 	560-680
Acridine Yellow 	470 	550
Acriflavin 	436 	520
AFA (AcriflavinFeulgen SITSA) 	355-425 	460
Alizarin Complexon 	530-560 	580
Alizarin Red 	530-560 	580
Allophycocyanin 	650 	661
ACMA 	430 	474
AMCA-S, AMC 	345 	445
Aminoactinomycin D 	555 	655
7-Aminoactinomycin D-AAD 	546 	647
Aminocoumarin 	350 	445
Anthroyl Stearate 	361-381 	446
Astrazon Brilliant Red 4G 	500 	585
Astrazon Orange R 	470 	540
Astrazon Red 6B 	520 	595
Astrazon Yellow 7 GLL 	450 	480
Atabrine 	436 	490
Auramine 	460 	550
Aurophosphine 	450-490 	515
Aurophosphine G 	450 	580
BAO 9-(Bisamino-phenyloxadiazole) 	365 	395
BCECF 	505 	530
Berberine Sulphate 	430 	550
Bisbenzamide 	360 	600-610
BOBO-1, BO-PRO-1 	462 	481
Blancophor FFG Solution 	390 	470
Blancophor SV 	370 	435
Bodipy Fl 	503 	512
Bodipy TMR 	542 	574
Bodipy TR 	589 	617
BOPRO 1 	462 	481
Brilliant Sulpho-flavin FF 	430 	520
Calcein 	494 	517
Calcien Blue 	370 	435
Calcium Green 	505 	532
Calcium Orange 	549 	576
Calcofluor RW Solution 	370 	440
Calcofluor White 	440 	500-520
Calcofluor White ABT Solution 	380 	475
Calcofluor White Standard Solution 	365 	435
5-(and 6-)carboxy SNARF-1 indicator 	548(low pH)576(high pH) 	587(low pH)635(high pH)
6-Carboxyrhodamine 6G 	525 	555
Cascade Blue 	400 	425
Catecholamine 	410 	470
Chinacrine 	450-490 	515
CL-NERF 	504(low pH)514(high pH) 	587(low pH)540(high pH)
Coriphosphine O 	460 	575
Coumarin-Phalloidin 	387 	470
CY3.18 	554 	568
CY5.18 	649 	666
CY7 	710 	805
DANS (1-DimethylAmino-Naphthaline-5-Sulphonic Acid)	340 	525
DANSA (DiaminoNaphthyl-Sulphonic Acid) 	340-380 	430
Dansyl NH-CH3 in water 	340 	578
DAPI 	350 	470
DiA 	456 	590
Diamino Phenyl Oxydiazole (DAO) 	280 	460
Di-8-ANEPPS 	488 	605
Dimethylamino-5-Sulphonic Acid 	310-370 	520
DiI [DiIC18(3)] 	549 	565
DiO [DiOC18(3)] 	484 	501
Diphenyl Brilliant Flavine 7GFF 	430 	520
DM-NERF 	497(low pH)510(high pH) 	527(low pH)536(high pH)
Dopamine 	340 	490-520
ELF-97 alcohol 	345 	530
Eosin 	525 	545
Erythrosin ITC 	530 	558
Ethidium Bromide 	510 	595
Euchrysin 	430 	540
FIF (Formaldehyde Induced Fluorescence) 	405 	435
Flazo Orange 	375-530 	612
Fluorescein 	494 	518
Fluorescein Iso-thiocyanate (FITC) 	490 	525
Fluo 3 	485 	503
FM1-43 	479 	598
Fura-2 	363(low [Ca2+])335(high [Ca2+])	512(low [Ca2+])505(high [Ca2+])
Fura Red 	472(low [Ca2+])436(high [Ca2+])	657(low [Ca2+])637(high [Ca2+])
Genacryl Brilliant Red B 	520 	590
Genacryl Brilliant Yellow 10GF 	430 	485
Genacryl Pink 3G 	470 	583
Genacryl Yellow 5GF 	430 	475
Gloxalic Acid 	405 	460
Granular Blue 	355 	425
Haematoporphyrin 	530-560 	580
Hoechst 33258, 33342 (Bound to DNA) 	352 	461
3-Hydroxypyrene-5,-8,10-TriSulfonic Acid 	403 	513
7-Hydroxy-4-methylcoumarin 	360 	455
5-Hydroxy-Tryptamine (5-HT) 	380-415 	520-530
Indo-1 	350 	405-482
Intrawhite Cf Liquid 	360 	430
Leucophor PAF 	370 	430
Leucophor SF 	380 	465
Leucophor WS 	395 	465
Lissamine Rhodamine B200 (RD200) 	575 	595
Lucifer Yellow CH 	425 	528
Lucifer Yellow VS 	430 	535
LysoSensor Blue DND-192, DND-167 	374 	425
LysoSensor Green DND-153, DND-189 	442 	505
LysoSensor Yellow/Blue 	384(low pH)329(high pH) 	540(low pH)440(high pH)
LysoTracker Green 	504 	511
LysoTracker Yellow 	534 	551
LysoTracker Red 	577 	592
Magdala Red 	524 	600
Magnesium Green 	506 	531
Magnesium Orange 	550 	575
Maxilon Brilliant Flavin 10 GFF 	450 	495
Maxilon Brilliant Flavin 8 GFF 	460 	495
Mitotracker Green FM 	490 	516
Mitotracker Orange CMTMRos 	551 	576
MPS (Methyl Green Pyronine Stilbene) 	364 	395
Mithramycin 	450 	570
NBD 	465 	535
NBD Amine 	450 	530
Nile Red 	515-530 	525-605
Nitrobenzoxadidole 	460-470 	510-650
Noradrenaline 	340 	490-520
Nuclear Fast Red 	289-530 	580
Nuclear Yellow 	365 	495
Nylosan Brilliant Flavin E8G 	460 	510
Oregon Green 488 fluorophore 	496 	524
Oregon Green 500 fluorophore 	503 	522
Oregon Green 514 fluorophore 	511 	530
Pararosaniline (Feulgen) 	570 	625
Phorwite AR Solution 	360 	430
Phorwite BKL 	370 	430
Phorwite Rev 	380 	430
Phorwite RPA 	375 	430
Phosphine 3R 	465 	565
Phosphine R 	480-565 	578
Pontochrome Blue Black 	535-553 	605
POPO-1, PO-PRO-1 	434 	456
Primuline 	410 	550
Procion Yellow 	470 	600
Propidium Iodide 	536 	617
Pyronine 	410 	540
Pyronine B 	540-590 	560-650
Pyrozal Brilliant Flavin 7GF 	365 	495
Quinacrine Mustard 	423 	503
R-phycoerythrin 	565 	575
Rhodamine 110 	496 	520
Rhodamine 123 	511 	534
Rhodamine 5 GLD 	470 	565
Rhodamine 6G 	526 	555
Rhodamine B 	540 	625
Rhodamine B 200 	523-557 	595
Rhodamine B Extra 	550 	605
Rhodamine BB 	540 	580
Rhodamine BG 	540 	572
Rhodamine Green fluorophore 	502 	527
Rhodamine Red 	570 	590
Rhodamine WT 	530 	555
Rhodol Green fluorophore 	499 	525
Rose Bengal 	540 	550-600
Serotonin 	365 	520-540
Sevron Brilliant Red 2B 	520 	595
Sevron Brilliant Red 4G 	500 	583
Sevron Brilliant Red B 	530 	590
Sevron Orange 	440 	530
Sevron Yellow L 	430 	490
SITS (Primuline) 	395-425 	450
SITS (Stilbene Isothiosulphonic Acid) 	365 	460
Sodium Green 	507 	535
Stilbene 	335 	440
Snarf 1 	563 	639
Sulpho Rhodamine B Can C 	520 	595
Sulpho Rhodamine G Extra 	470 	570
SYTOX Green nucleic acid stain 	504 	523
SYTO Green fluorescent nucleic acid stains 	494 ± 6 	515 ± 7
 	515 ± 7 	543 ± 13
SYTO 17 red fluorescent nucleic acid stain 	621 	634
Tetracycline 	390 	560
TRITC (Tetramethyl Rhodamine Isothiocyanate) 	557 	576
Texas Red 	596 	615
Thiazine Red R 	510 	580
Thioflavin S 	430 	550
Thioflavin TCN 	350 	460
Thioflavin 5 	430 	550
Thiolyte 	370-385 	477-484
Thiozol Orange 	453 	480
Tinopol CBS 	390 	430
TOTO 1, TO-RRO-1 	514 	533
TOTO 3, TO-PRO-3 	642 	661
True Blue 	365 	420-430
Ultralite 	656 	678
Uranine B 	420 	520
Uvitex SFC 	365 	435
X-Rhodamine 	580 	605
Xylene Orange 	546 	580
XRITC 	582 	601
YOYO-1, YOYO-PRO-1 	491 	509
YOYO-3, YOYO-PRO-3 	612 	631
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
Fluorochrom (Deut.); fluorescent stain; fluorescent dye
==Resources and Citations==
* Olympus LS: Fluorochrome table
* Richard C. Wolbers, Nanette T. Sterman, Chris Stavroudis, Notes for Workshop on New Methods in the Cleaning of Paintings, J.Paul Getty Trust, Los Angeles, 1990
* Random House, Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language, Grammercy Book, New York, 1997
* The American Heritage Dictionary or Encarta, via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998
* Table of fluorochromes at http://pingu.salk.edu/flow/fluo.html
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