Methods for detecting anionic and non-anionic compositions using carbocyanine dyes

摘要

The present invention relates to methods of detecting anionic proteins in a sample with fluorescent carbocyanine dye compounds. The invention also describes methods of simultaneously detecting anionic and non-anionic proteins in a sample with discrete fluorescent signals produced by carbocyanine dye compounds. The invention is of use in a variety of fields including immunology, diagnostics, molecular biology and fluorescence based assays.