FLUORESCENT DYES AND COMPOUNDS, METHODS AND KITS USEFUL FOR IDENTIFYING SPECIFIC ORGANELLES AND REGIONS IN CELLS OF INTEREST

摘要

The present invention provides dyes and labeled reagents that may be used in the detection or quantification of desirable target molecules, such as proteins, nucleic acids, or cellular organelles or regions. Dyes are provided that may be used free in solution where the binding of the dye to the target molecule, cellular organelle or cellular region provides signal generation. Dyes provided in this invention can comprise reactive groups that may be used to attach the dyes to probes that will bind to desirable target molecules. The dyes of the present invention can also be substituted with specific groups to provide beneficial properties.