Introduction
Description: Blue-Gal is a chromogenic substrate used for identification of lac Z expressing cells. It can be used as an alternative to 5-bromo-4-chloro-3-indolyl β-D-galactopyranoside (X-Gal), as it can produce a darker blue color, 5-Bromo-3-indolyl-β-D-galactopyranoside
Solubility |
DMSO or DMF |
Physical Form |
Solid |
Storage Temp. |
-20 to 0 °C |
UPC / SKU |
X884 |
CAS NUMBER |
97753-82-7 |
Formula Weight |
374.18 |
Formula |
C14H16BrNO6 |
Synonyms |
5-Bromo-3-indolyl-β-D-galactopyranoside |
Storage Temp. |
-20 to 0 °C |
Tariff Code |
2940.00.2000 |
Risk Info (R) |
20/22-36 |
Safety Info (S) |
26-36/37/39 |
No information available
X884 Blue-Gal
Synonym: |
5-Bromo-3-indolyl--D-galactopyranoside |
CAS: |
97753-82-7 |
Formula: |
C14H16BrNO6 |
Molecular Wt: |
374.2 |
Properties |
Form: |
Powder |
Appearance: |
White Powder |
Application: |
Molecular Biology |
Solubility: |
DMSO or KOH |
Typical Working Concentration: |
Varies depending on application, should be determined by end user. |
Storage Temp: |
-20 to 0° C |
Storage Temp of Stock Solution: |
-20 to 0° C |
Application Notes:
We have compared PTC3 in our laboratories to another pional demonstration purposes or hobbyist’s looking totry plant tissue culture, PTC3 will allow you to perform routine tissue culture less stringently with a lower concern of losing your tissue culture to everyday contamination.
Please Note: While PhytoTechnology Laboratories® tests each lot of this product with two or more plant cell/ tissue culture lines, it is the sole responsibility of the purchaser to determine the appropriateness of this product for the specific plants that are being cultured and applications that are being used.