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How to Coat the Cell Culture Plate with RGD Peptides RGD products: biotin-Ahx-PPPPRGDRGDRGD-NH2 Cyclo RGD peptide, CRGDKGPDC-NH2 More information about the RGD peptides. Usage Instructions: Note: These recommendations should be used as guidelines to determine

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How to Coat the Cell Culture Plate with RGD Peptides

RGD products:

biotin-Ahx-PPPPRGDRGDRGD-NH2

Cyclo RGD peptide, CRGDKGPDC-NH2

More information about the RGD peptides.

Usage Instructions:

Note: These recommendations should be used as guidelines to determine the optimal coating conditions for your culture system. All operations should be performed in a laminar flow hood to maintain sterility. Two procedures are provided: Procedure A and Procedure B.

Procedure A:

Remove the cap and add 5 ml of serum-free medium or PBS to the bottle.

Replace the cap and vigorously vortex the contents. Make sure that the RGD peptide is completely dissolved. The solution will remain slightly cloudy.

Transfer the desired volume of the solution from the bottle to a dilution vessel. Dilute it to the desired concentration using a serum-free medium or PBS. A typical working concentration may range from 0.1 to 10 μg/ml.

Add the appropriate amount of diluted material to the culture surface.

Incubate at room temperature or 37°C, covered, for 1-2 hours.

After incubation, remove any remaining material.

Carefully rinse the plates with dH2O, avoiding scratching the bottom surface of the plates.

The plates are now ready for use. They may be stored at 2-10°C, air-dried, as long as sterility is maintained.

Store any remaining solubilized RGD peptide at 2-10°C.

Note: To achieve optimal cell binding, the cell attachment solution should include divalent cations (Calcium, Magnesium, or Manganese).

Procedure B:

Remove the cap and add 5 ml of sterile 70% ethanol.

Replace the cap and vortex the contents. Make sure that the RGD peptide is completely dissolved.

Transfer the desired volume of the solution from the bottle to a dilution vessel. Dilute it to the desired concentration using 70% ethanol. Concentrations from 0.1 to 10 μg/ml should be tested.

Leave the coated container uncovered in a laminar flow hood until the wells are dry.

The plates are now ready for use.

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Are Cy7-labelled peptides available commercially for research?

Yes, specialized providers such as LifeTein offer custom synthesis of Cy7-labelled peptides with high purity (>95%) and rigorous analytical validation. These products are suitable for in vivo imaging, flow cytometry, and advanced techniques like LIPSTIC. Long, L., Cao, X., Shi, X., Zhang, J., & Shi, C. (2025). Modifications and applications of heptamethine cyanine (Cy7) dyes as near-infrared photosensitizers. Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 541, 216780. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ccr.2025.216780 Khaikate, O., Muangsopa, P., Piyanuch, P., Khrootkaew, T., Wiriya, N., Chansaenpak, K., Sukwattanasinitt, M., & Kamkaew, A. (2024). Asymmetric heptamethine cyanine dye for viscosity detection and photodynamic therapy. Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry, 453, 115659. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jphotochem.2024.115659

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Please refer to this FAQ for details: Handling and Storage of Synthetic Peptides. If the peptides are still cloudy, or turbid, you may have reached the limit of solubility. When the peptides are insoluble in the buffer, please try to sonicate, centrifuge, and lyophilize the peptide. Make sure to break the lyophilized lumps into a fine powder. Then try a small volume of a good agent 8M Urea, NMP, DMF, or DMSO to dissolve the peptide. Then dilute with water or your desired buffer. For peptides with Arg or LYs, you should try to lower the pH to 6 because the protonated amino acids will help solubility. Sonication and the following solvents may help with difficult peptides: 1) Begin with 100 % acetonitrile then dilute with water until 50% 2) Begin with 100% DMSO then dilute with water until 30 % 3) Dissolve it with 8M Urea 4) Dissolve it with 6 or 8 M Guanidine hydrochloride 5) 6M GuHCL, 0.05% TFA, pH2, 6) 100% TFA 7) 40% AcOH, 30%ACN, 30% water

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