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Specification Sheet

Product Name
Magenta-Gal reagent for selection of recombinant bacterial clones

Product Number
b8931

Product Brand
sigma

CAS Number
93863-88-8

Molecular Weight
408.63

Test

Specification

APPEARANCE (COLOR)White to Off White
APPEARANCE (FORM)Powder
PURITY (HPLC AREA %)≥ 98.0 %
SPECIFIC ROTATION (20/D)-48.0 - -44.0 Degrees
CONCENTRATIONC=1 IN METHANOL
SOLUBILITY (COLOR)Colorless to Very Light Yellow
SOLUBILITY (TURBIDITY)Clear
SOLUBILITY (METHOD)5% IN METHANOL
INFRARED SPECTRUMCONFORMS TO STRUCTURE
SUITABILITY ASSAYSUITABLE AS A SUBSTRATE FOR BETA-GALACTOSIDASE
RECOMMENDED RETEST PERIOD43 MONTHS