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. 2010 Feb;109(2):198-201.
doi: 10.1016/j.jbiosc.2009.08.004. Epub 2009 Sep 5.

Visualizing "green oil" in live algal cells

Mark Scott Cooper  1 , William Robert Hardin, Timothy Wayne Petersen, Rose Ann Cattolico
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Visualizing "green oil" in live algal cells

Mark Scott Cooper et al. J Biosci Bioeng. 2010 Feb.

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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