5-bromo-4-chloro-3-indolyl phosphate

Term ID

CHEBI:75508

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.

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is a type of: aryl phosphate indoles organobromine compound organochlorine compound

aryl phosphate indoles organobromine compound organochlorine compound Show first 5 Terms
has_functional_parent: indoxyl

indoxyl Show first 5 Terms
has_role: chromogenic compound

chromogenic compound Show first 5 Terms

Phenotype

Phenotype resulting from 5-bromo-4-chloro-3-indolyl phosphate

Phenotype where environments contain 5-bromo-4-chloro-3-indolyl phosphate

Phenotype modified by environments containing 5-bromo-4-chloro-3-indolyl phosphate

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