General description

Native E. coli β-galactosidase. Inducible enzyme not found in eukaryotic cells that is used as a reporter gene. Used to assess efficiency of transfection. Also used in ELISA and immunocytochemical techniques. Histochemical substrates include X-Gal (Cat. No. 203782).

Native E. coli β-galactosidase. Inducible enzyme not found in eukaryotic cells that is used as a reporter gene. Used to assess efficiency of transfection. Also used in ELISA and immunocytochemical techniques. Histochemical substrates include X-Gal (Cat. No. 203782).

Legal Information

CALBIOCHEM is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

Other Notes

Zeleny, R., et al. 1997. Anal. Biochem.246, 96.

Packaging

5 mg in Plastic ampoule

Yes

Unit Definition

One unit is defined as the amount of enzyme that will hydrolyze 1.0 µmol of p-nitrophenyl-β-galactoside per min at 37°C.

Warning

Toxicity: Standard Handling (A)