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

chromogenic, ≥98%, powder

5-Bromo-4-chloro-3-indolyl β-D-galactopyranoside
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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
NACRES:
NA.83
PubChem Substance ID:
MDL number:
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1402009
UNSPSC Code:
12352204
EC Number:
230-640-8
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Product Name

5-Bromo-4-chloro-3-indolyl β-D-galactopyranoside, ≥98%, powder

Quality Level

assay

≥98%

form

powder

solubility

DMF: methanol (1:1): 50 mg/mL

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-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.

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assay

≥98%

assay

≥99% (HPLC)

assay

99%

assay

-

solubility

DMF: methanol (1:1): 50 mg/mL

solubility

DMSO: 2% (20mg/mL)

solubility

DMF: soluble, methanol: soluble

solubility

-

Quality Level

200

Quality Level

100

Quality Level

-

Quality Level

100

form

powder

form

solid

form

solid

form

powder

storage temp.

−20°C

storage temp.

−20°C

storage temp.

2-8°C

storage temp.

-


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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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Global Trade Item Number

SKUGTIN
B4252-2G04061833616550
B4252-500MG04061833429419
B4252-5G04061833429426
B4252-100MG04061835540693
B4252-50MG04061835553808
B4252-1G04061835480234
B4252-250MG04061835553792

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  1. Could you Please provide information on the solvent used for item B4252-50MG ?

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    1. This compound is soluble in Dimethylformamide:methanol (1:1) at 50 mg/mL, Dimethylformamide at 20 mg/mL, and DMSO at 20 mg/mL. When protected from light, stock solutions of X-gal in the given solvents are stable for up to 2 months at 2 to 8 °C and up to 1 year in aliquots at -20 °C.

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    5 out of 5 stars.

    X-Gal

    We used to stain tissue samples from mice and it worked perfectly well!

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