Term Name:	5-bromo-4-chloro-3-indolyl phosphate
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.
Ontology:	ChEBI [CHEBI:75508]  ( EBI )