Phalloidin-AMCA conjugate is a blue fluorophore that specifically labels filamentous actin (F-actin). It consists of aminomethylcoumarin (AMCA; ex em max = 350 450 nm) conjugated with phalloidin , a mycotoxin that binds F-actin. Phalloidin-AMCA conjugate is used in fixed and permeabilized tissue sections, cell cultures, or cell-free experiments.
Phalloidin-TRITC is a TRITC labeled, red fluorescence probe for F-actin . Phalloidin, bound to actin filaments, reacts covalently with amino acids Glu-llT, Met-ll9, and Met355, which are very close to the nucleotide binding site.