5-Bromo-4-chloro-3-indolyl-β-D-galactoside
7240-90-6
408.6
C14H15BrCINO6
DMSO and DMF
-20°C
Chromogenic substrate of β-Galactosidase used in combination with IPTG for detection of β-Galactosidase activity in bacterial colonies. X-GAL is cleaved at the B1-4 bond between galactose and the 5-Bromo-4-chloro-3-indolyl portion of X-GAL by β-Galactosidase via hydrolysis. The cleavage of X-GAL resuLts in the production of a water insoluble blue dichloro-dibromo-indigo precipitate. In cloning strategies with vectors such as Lambda-11, M13mp18 and 19, pUC18 and 19, pUR222 the E. coli lacZ gene is transformed to lac+ cells. After transformation the cells show β-Galactosidase activity in the presence of media containing X-GAL and IPTG. The insertion of a DNA fragment into the cloning sites of the lacZ gene resuLts in the disruption of β-Galactosidase activity leading to the appearance of white colonies. Non-recombinant cells produce a blue indigo dye.
Water Content: 0.05% (K. Fisher)
Protect from light and moisture
0.2 lbs
2.50 x 4.75 x 2.50
Research or further manufacturing use only, not for food or drug use.