You can find the latest information on DRAQ5 (safety data, main characteristics of the dye, literature, sample preparation and analysis) at http://www.biostatus.com. Over here we use it routinely to stain for P. falciparum in red blood cells that have been stained by FITC for surface markers. Cheers John Waitumbi, PhD USMRU-K/KEMRI, Kenya ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mostowski, Howard S." <mostowski@cber.fda.gov> To: cyto-inbox Sent: Monday, March 11, 2002 5:50 PM Subject: DRAQ5 Revisited > > Good day or evening, [depending on which side of the globe you reside at] > > DRAQ5 sounds as the next best thing since sliced bread; there fore I > have several questions. > > 1. From whom can it be purchased from [USA}? > 2. Can it also be used as a live/dead discriminator, since > it couples with DNA? > 3. Are there any dangers in handling namely carcinogenic? > > Thanks in advance for any info. > > Cordially > Yours, > Howard S.M. > >
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