{"id":2740,"date":"2026-02-27T22:13:04","date_gmt":"2026-02-28T03:13:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lifetein.com\/blog\/docs\/how-to-prepare-the-cy3-and-cy5-labeled-peptides\/"},"modified":"2026-02-27T22:51:01","modified_gmt":"2026-02-28T03:51:01","password":"","slug":"how-to-prepare-the-cy3-and-cy5-labeled-peptides","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/www.lifetein.com\/blog\/docs\/how-to-prepare-the-cy3-and-cy5-labeled-peptides\/","title":{"rendered":"How to prepare the Cy3 and Cy5 labeled peptides?"},"content":{"rendered":"<ol>\n<li>Peptides were synthesized using standard Fmoc solid-phase peptide synthesis.<\/li>\n<li>After coupling, Lys(Mtt) was selectively deprotected to expose the side-chain amine moiety. Cy3 or Cy5 were dissolved in DMF, activated, and coupled to the free amine. Cy3\u2014and Cy5-labelled peptides were cleaved and HPLC purified according to the standard procedure.<\/li>\n<li>Lyophilization yielded a red powder for Cy3 and blue for Cy5.<\/li>\n<li>Stock solutions of non-labeled peptide (10 mM), Cy3-labelled peptide (1 mM), and Cy5-labelled peptide (1 mM) were prepared in water, aliquoted, and stored at \u221220 \u00b0C.<\/li>\n<li>Excitation wavelengths of 520 or 615 nm for Cy3 or Cy5, respectively, were used.<\/li>\n<li>Use emission wavelengths of 600 or 710 nm for Cy3 or Cy5, respectively.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><!-- liveagent_urlcode:238904 liveagent_entry_id: --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Peptides were synthesized using standard Fmoc solid-phase peptide synthesis. After coupling, Lys(Mtt) was selectively deprotected to expose the side-chain amine moiety. Cy3 or Cy5 were dissolved in DMF, activated, and coupled to the free amine. 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