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Visualizing "green oil" in live algal cells
Mark Scott Cooper1, William Robert Hardin, Timothy Wayne Petersen
1Department of Biology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195-1800, USA. mscooper@u.washington.edu
Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering
|February 5, 2010
Abstract:
We report here that BODIPY 505/515, a green lipophilic fluorescent dye, serves as an excellent vital stain for the oil-containing lipid bodies of live algal cells. BODIPY 505/515 vital staining can be used in combination with fluorescent activated cell sorting to detect and isolate algal cells possessing high lipid content.
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