Properties
Description
This product offers a high-purity (≥95%) Cyanine 5-lactosyl derivative, connected by a 20 kDa polyethylene glycol (PEG) chain, for advanced fluorescent imaging of carbohydrate interactions.
Molecular Weight
PEG 20 kDa
Source
Chemical synthesis
Functional Group
Cyanine5
Solubility
Cyanine 5-PEG-lactosyl is soluble in a wide range of organic solvents, such as DCM, DMF, and DMSO, and shows excellent solubility in water.
Identity
Confirmed by NMR.
Applications
Cyanine 5 conjugated to lactosyl with a 20 kDa PEG spacer can be used to develop highly water-soluble, low non-specific binding probes for imaging carbohydrate interactions in complex biological samples.