Aminooxy reagents such as aminooxy-5(6)-FAM react with aldehydes or ketones to form a stable oxime linkage under mild conditions. Similar to ARP, aminooxy-5(6)-FAM can be used to label abasic sites in damaged DNA. It can also be used to label polysaccharides and glycoproteins.
&lamba;Ex/&lamba; Em(pH 9) = 494/521nm
Orange solid soluble in DMF, DMSO, or pH >6.5 buffers