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16555

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

≥98.0% (HPLC), powder or crystals

Synonym(s):

X-α-Gal

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About This Item

Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C14H15BrClNO6
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
408.63
UNSPSC Code:
12352204
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.32
MDL number:
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Product Name

5-Bromo-4-chloro-3-indolyl α-D-galactopyranoside, ≥98.0% (HPLC)

Quality Segment

assay

≥98.0% (HPLC)

form

powder or crystals

optical activity

[α]/D 135.0±5.0°, c = 1 in DMF/H2O 1:1

storage temp.

−20°C

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-YGEXGZRRSA-N

Application

5-Bromo-4-chloro-3-indolyl α-D-galactopyranoside is suitable as a substrate for α-galactosidase. It has been used:
  • in the yeast two-hybrid screen
  • for differentiating α-galactosidase-positive strains of yeast
  • to determine melibiase activity in yeast and to identify Saccharomyces cerevisiae A241 × Saccharomyces uvarum C995 hybrids

Packaging

Bottomless glass bottle. Contents are inside inserted fused cone.


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Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 3

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

Eyeshields, Gloves, type N95 (US)



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