Tetrazine - trans-cyclooctene ligation is among the fastest bioconjugation reactions known to date.
This water soluble sulfo-Cyanine3 derivative contains methyltetrazine moiety for the coupling with trans-cyclooctenes. Methyltetrazines possess optimal stability at physiological pH, while maintaining extremely high reactivity towards cyclooctenes.
The fluorophore is bright, photostable, and is also very well visible with naked eye.

| Appearance: | red powder |
| Molecular weight: | 838.05 |
| Molecular formula: | C40H44KN7O7S2 |
| IUPAC name: | Potassium (E)-2-[(E)-3-{3,3-Dimethyl-1-[6-({[p-(6-methyl-1,2,4,5-tetrazin-3-yl)phenyl]methyl}amino)-6-oxohexyl]-5-(oxysulfonyl)-3H-indol-2-yl}-2-propenylidene]-1-methyl-3,3-dimethyl-5-indolinesulfonate |
| Solubility: | good in water, DMF, DMSO |
| Quality control: | NMR 1H, HPLC-MS (95%) |
| Storage conditions: | Storage: 24 months after receival at -20°C in the dark. Transportation: at room temperature for up to 3 weeks. Avoid prolonged exposure to light. Desiccate. |
| Excitation maximum, nm: | 548 |
| ε, L⋅mol−1⋅cm−1: | 162000 |
| Emission maximum, nm: | 563 |
| Fluorescence quantum yield: | 0.1 |
| CF260: | 0.03 |
| CF280: | 0.06 |