Amino-reactive biolabel excited by red lasers (He/Ne; 633 nm) and diode lasers (635-650 nm). The chromophore is a bridged hemicyanine. Quantum yield is fairly low in aqueous media, but increases up to one order of magnitude if coupled to a target protein; Molar absorption 120,000 M-1 cm-1, λabs: (conjugate) 645 nm; λem: (conjugate) 660 nm