X-Gal
Chemical Name: 5-Bromo-4-chloro-1H-indoll-3-yl-β-D-galactopyranoside
Purity: ≥98%
Biological Activity
Chromogenic substrate of β-Galactosidase that produces blue color. Used in combination with IPTG (Cat. No. 5509) for detection of β-Galactosidase activity in bacterial colonies.Technical Data
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Tocris products are intended for laboratory research use only, unless stated otherwise.
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Bacterial cells were plated with L-agar, Ampillicin and X-gal solution at two different concentrations (5 and 50 µl) and a negative control containing only sterile water was set up. The plates were allowed to grow for 48 hours and counted for white and blue colonies.