Description
Key facts
CAS number:97753-82-7,
Purity:>98%,
Molecular weight:374.2 g/mol,
Molecular formula:C14H16BrNO6,
Nature:Synthetic,
Solubility:Soluble in DMSO to 100 mMSoluble in DMF to 100 mM,
Biological description:Chromogenic substrate for β-galactosidase, used to determine the presence or absence of a cloned DNA insert in bacteria growing on agar plates. Designed as an alternative to X-Gal (ab144388) in blue-white selection of recombinant bacterial colonies with the lac+ phenotype, producing a darker blue color.
Product details:
Instructions for use:
Add 5-Bromo-3-indoxyl- beta-D-galacto-pyranoside (BB1182) as concentrated stock solution (solvent DMSO or DMF) to autoclaved media
Recommended working concentration 0.1-0.3 mM (1-3 mL of 100 mM stock solution per L)
For best results also add 0.1-1 mM of the inducer isopropyl-beta-D-thiogalactopyrano-side (IPTG) to growth media
Properties and Storage Information:
Shipped at conditions-Ambient - Can Ship with Ice, Appropriate short-term storage conditions--20°C, Appropriate long-term storage conditions--20°C, Storage information-Store in the dark, Store under desiccating conditions, This product is air and light sensitive and impurities can occur as a result of air oxidation or due to metabolism by microbes
