Product name:Propidium iodide
CAS:25535-16-4
Molecular Formula:C27H34I2N4
Formula Weight:668.39
Description:
Specification:10mg
Propidium iodide (or PI) is an intercalating agent and a fluorescent molecule with a molecular mass of 668.4 Da that can be used to stain DNA. Propidium iodide is used as a DNA stain for both flow cytometry to evaluate cell viability or DNA content in cell cycle analysis and microscopy to visualise the nucleus and other DNA containing organelles. It can be used to differentiate necrotic, apoptotic and normal cells.