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Table 1 2PE excitation parameters.

From: Multi-photon excitation microscopy

FLUOROPHORES

λ (nm)

ηδ2

δ2

Extrinsic fluorophores

   

Bis-MSB

691/700

6.0 ± 1.8

6.3 ± 1.8

Bodipy

920

17 ± 4.9

-

Calcium Green

740–990

-

~80

Calcofluor

780/820

-

-

Cascade blue

750–800

2.1 ± 0.6

~3

Coumarin 307

776, 700–800

19 ± 5.5

~20

CY2

780/800

-

-

CY3

780

-

-

CY5

780/820

-

-

DAPI (free)

700/720

0.16 ± 0.05

~3.5 *

Dansyl

700

1

-

Dansyl Hydrazine

700

0.72 ± 0.2

-

Dil

700

95 ± 28

-

Filipin

720

-

-

FITC

740–820

-

~25–38 *

Fluorescein (pH ~11)

780

-

38 ± 9.7

Fura-2 (free)

700

11

-

Fura-2 (high Ca)

700

12

-

Hoechst

780/820

-

-

Indo-1 (free)

700

4.5 ± 1.3

12 ± 4

Indo-1 (high Ca)

590/700

1.2 ± 0.4

2.1 ± 0.6

Lucifer Yellow

840–860

0.95 ± 0.3

~2

Nile Red

810

-

-

Oregon Green Bapta 1

800

-

-

Rhodamine B

840

-

210 ± 55

Rhodamine 123

780–860

-

-

Syto 13

810

-

-

Texas red

780

-

-

Triple probe (Dapi, FITC, and Rhodamine)

720/740

-

-

TRITC (rhodamine)

800–840

-

-