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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: Cytometry A. 2020 Sep 16;99(1):103–106. doi: 10.1002/cyto.a.24224

Table 3.

ISAC probe tag dictionary. Section 3—Chromogens

PROBE TAGA PREFERRED SHORT NAMEB PRECIPITATE COLORC
3,3′-Diaminobenzidine DAB Brown
3-amino-9-ethylcarbazole AEC Red
Permanent Red PermRed Magenta
Discovery Purple DiscPurple Purple
VECTOR Blue vctrBlue Blue
Fast Red FastRed Magenta
Fast Blue FastBlue Blue
Deep Space Black DS-Black Black
a

Commercial product name of the tag used to visualize probes.

b

Suggested term to be used in instances where an abbreviated form of the commercial product name is desired.

c

Color of the precipitate formed as a result of the enzymatic reaction of the chromogen with horseradish peroxidase or alkaline phosphates.