AMCA-H

Brown solid. Soluble in DMSO or DMF. AMCA (aminomethylcoumarin acetate) is a blue fluorescent dye. Its desirable properties include a relatively large Stoke's shift and resistance to photobleaching. Reactive AMCA derivatives are used as contrasting probes for double and triple labeling in immunofluorescence microscopy, arrays and in situ hybridization.