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V900917

Isopropyl β-D-thiogalactoside

Vetec, reagent grade, ≥99%

Synonym(s):

Isopropyl β-D-1-thiogalactopyranoside, IPTG, Isopropyl β-D-thiogalactoside

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About This Item

Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C9H18O5S
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
238.30
Beilstein:
4631
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352005
PubChem Substance ID:

grade

reagent grade

product line

Vetec

Assay

≥99%

storage temp.

2-8°C

SMILES string

CC(C)S[C@@H]1OC(CO)[C@H](O)C(O)[C@H]1O

InChI

1S/C9H18O5S/c1-4(2)15-9-8(13)7(12)6(11)5(3-10)14-9/h4-13H,3H2,1-2H3/t5-,6+,7+,8-,9+/m1/s1

InChI key

BPHPUYQFMNQIOC-NXRLNHOXSA-N

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Application

IPTG is commonly used in cloning procedures that require induction of β-galactosidase activity. It is used in conjunction with X-Gal or Bluo-Gal in blue-white selection of recombinant bacterial colonies that induce expression of the lac operon in Escherichia coli. IPTG functions by binding to the lacI repressor and altering its conformation, which prevents the repression of the β-galactosidase coding gene lacZ.

Other Notes

Non-metabolizable galactose analog.

Legal Information

Vetec is a trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable


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