General description
β-galactosidase (β-gal) catalyzes the conversion of X-gal to galactose and 5-bromo-4-chloro-3-hydroxyindole. The functionality of β-gal is indirectly measured by the blue precipitate of dimeric 5-bromo-4-chloro-3-hydroxyindole in the presence of potassium ferricyanide or ferrocyanide. The colorimetric detection methods also use other substrates of β-gal like O-nitrophenyl-β-
Application
β-Galactosidase Reporter Gene Staining Kit has been used for histochemical staining of animal cells or tissues such as:
- sagittal brain sections in histoenzymology
- pancreas or colon sections in β-galactosidase reporter gene assay
- mice E10.5 -11.5 embryo and embryo sections
Other Notes
The substrate used in this kit is X-Gal (5-bromo-4-chloro-3-indolyl β-
- UPC:
- 41106513
- Condition:
- New
- Weight:
- 1.00 Ounces
- HazmatClass:
- No
- WeightUOM:
- LB
- MPN:
- GALS-1KT