Coomassie blue dyes are a family of dyes commonly used to stain proteins in SDS-PAGE gels. The gels are soaked in dye, and excess stain is then eluted with a solvent ("destaining"). This treatment allows the visualization of proteins as blue bands on a clear background. Bio-Rad offers Coomassie stains in four formats.
QC Colloidal Coomassie (161-0803) — the newest in the family of Bio-Rad Coomassie stains, QC Colloidal Coomassie G-250 allows for flexible staining and destaining times and does not require use of methanol for fixing.
Bio-Safe™ Coomassie (161-0786) — Bio-Safe Coomassie Brilliant Blue G-250 stain is fast, simple, sensitive, and convenient.
Coomassie Brilliant Blue R-250 (161-0436) — Coomassie Brilliant Blue R-250 staining solution is the fastest and easiest way to Coomassie-stain Criterion™ precast gels or other polyacrylamide protein gels.
Coomassie Reagents — Coomassie Brilliant Blue R-250 and G-250 powders are available in 10 gram vials.