Bioactivity | X-GalNAc is a chromogenic substrate for for N-acetyl-β-galactosidase, used to determine the presence or absence of a cloned DNA insert in bacteria growing on agar plates[1]. |
Name | X-GalNAc |
CAS | 129572-48-1 |
Formula | C16H18BrClN2O6 |
Molar Mass | 449.68 |
Transport | Room temperature in continental US; may vary elsewhere. |
Storage | Please store the product under the recommended conditions in the Certificate of Analysis. |
Reference | [1]. Smith WS, et al. Applying neutral drift to the directed molecular evolution of a β-glucuronidase into a β-galactosidase: Two different evolutionary pathways lead to the same variant. BMC Res Notes. 2011 May 6;4:138. [2]. Semen A Leyn, et al. N-acetylgalactosamine utilization pathway and regulon in proteobacteria: genomic reconstruction and experimental characterization in Shewanella. J Biol Chem. 2012 Aug 10;287(33):28047-56. |