CST, 4082S, Hoechst 33342

Product Usage Information
This product is soluble up to 50 mg/ml in deionized water or dimethylformamide yielding a clear yellow solution. Heating and/or sonication may be required. For standard fluorescence based assays, Hoechst 33342 stock solutions should be diluted in phosphate-buffered saline or mounting medium to a final working concentration of 1 μg/ml.
Storage
The lyophilized powder is stable for 1 year if kept below 0°C with desiccant. Aqueous solutions are stable for at least 1 month if kept in the dark between 2-8°C.
Background
Hoechst 33342 is a specific fluorescent DNA stain that binds within the minor groove of double-stranded AT-rich regions. This stain can be used on both live and fixed cells (1).
Alternate Names
cellular dyes; DNA dye