3-Indoxyl-β-D-Galactopyranoside

(Indoxyl-Gal)

Inalco Code:	1758-1370
C.A.S.R.N.:	126787-65-3
Applications:	Chromogenic substrate for β-Galactosidase that, upon enzymatic action, forms a blue precipitate. Indoxyl-Gal is used in microbiology culture media to identify lac+ organisms (e.g. general coliforms.) It is used in histochemistry and in biochemistry.
Formula:	C₁₄H₁₇NO₆