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5-Bromo-4-chloro-3-indolyl β-D-galactopyranoside

Name: 5-Bromo-4-chloro-3-indolyl β-<SC>D</SC>-galactopyranoside
Brand: SAJ

Synonym(s):

5-Bromo-4-chloro-3-indolyl β-D-galactoside, BCIG, X-Gal

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):

C₁₄H₁₅BrClNO₆

CAS Number:

7240-90-6

Molecular Weight:

408.63

PubChem Substance ID:

329747611

UNSPSC Code:

12352204

Beilstein/REAXYS Number:

1402009

MDL number:

MFCD00005666

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Properties

availability

available only in Japan

SMILES string

OC[C@H]1O[C@@H](Oc2c[nH]c3ccc(Br)c(Cl)c23)[C@H](O)[C@@H](O)[C@H]1O

InChI

1S/C14H15BrClNO6/c15-5-1-2-6-9(10(5)16)7(3-17-6)22-14-13(21)12(20)11(19)8(4-18)23-14/h1-3,8,11-14,17-21H,4H2/t8-,11+,12+,13-,14-/m1/s1

InChI key

OPIFSICVWOWJMJ-AEOCFKNESA-N

Description

Application

X-Gal is a chromogenic substrate for β-galactosidase that produces a rich blue color that can easily be detected visually over background. X-Gal is the substrate of choice for blue-white selection of recombinant bacterial colonies with the lac⁺ genotype.

for biological purposes

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Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

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WGK 3

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