The invention provides a composition for inhibiting
flow cytometry tandem dye degradation and application of the composition. The
active ingredient of the composition is selected from the group consisting of the following components: an
active oxygen scavenger represented by
dihydrolipoic acid (DHLA), an
NADPH oxidase inhibitor represented by VAS 2870, a
superoxide dismutase (SOD) simulant having
catalase activity and represented by EUK-134, and an
antioxidant. The composition can further comprise auxiliary components such as an
energy source, a
protein stabilizer, other antioxidants, a stress protective agent and the like. The degradation rate of tandem dyes in the
flow cytometry dyeing process is remarkably reduced by removing generated
active oxygen or inhibiting generation of new
active oxygen or under the combined action, meanwhile, the
high activity of cells is kept,
signal weakening of a target channel and
fluorescence leakage of an
adjacent channel are effectively avoided, the accuracy and
repeatability of an experimental result are improved, and the method is suitable for large-scale popularization and application. The device is suitable for
dyeing experiments of multicolor
flow cytometry and subsequent
cell sorting, culturing, sequencing and other operations.