OBO ID: CHEBI:75508

Term Name:	5-bromo-4-chloro-3-indolyl phosphate		Search Ontology:
Synonyms:	5-Bcip 5-bromo-4-chloro-1H-indol-3-yl dihydrogen phosphate 5-Bromo-4-chloro-3-indoxyl phosphate 5-bromo-4-chloroindoxyl phosphate BCIP X-Phos
Definition:	An aryl phosphate that is indoxyl phopshate in which the indole moiety is substituted at positions 4 and 5 by chlorine and bromine, respectively. It is used to test for the presence of an enzyme, alkaline phosphatase, which cleaves the phosphate group to give 5-bromo-4-chloroindoxyl, which immediately dimerises to give an intensely blue product.
References:	CAS:38404-93-2 PMID:19768610 PMID:20575745 PMID:21153926 PMID:21222487 PMID:22676437 PMID:23486763 Reaxys:1483570
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