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

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:
Molecular Weight:
408.63
PubChem Substance ID:
UNSPSC Code:
12352204
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1402009
MDL number:
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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

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

wgk

WGK 3

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable



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SKUGTIN
03-3734-0-100MG-J04061832570013
03-3734-1-1G-J04061832570020