Definitions for x-gal
x-gal

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1. X-galnoun

   5-bromo-4-chloro-3-indolyl-u03B2-D-galactopyranoside, used to detect u03B2-galactosidase.

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1. X-gal

   X-gal (also abbreviated BCIG for 5-bromo-4-chloro-3-indolyl-β-D-galactopyranoside) is an organic compound consisting of galactose linked to a substituted indole. The compound was synthesized by Jerome Horwitz and collaborators in 1964. The formal chemical name is often shortened to less accurate but also less cumbersome phrases such as bromochloroindoxyl galactoside. The X from indoxyl may be the source of the X in the X-gal contraction. X-gal is often used in molecular biology to test for the presence of an enzyme, β-galactosidase, in the place of its usual target, a β-galactoside. It is also used to detect activity of this enzyme in histochemistry and bacteriology. X-gal is one of many indoxyl glycosides and esters that yield insoluble blue compounds similar to indigo dye as a result of enzyme-catalyzed hydrolysis.

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1. X-gal

   X-gal is an organic compound consisting of galactose linked to a substituted indole. The compound was synthesized by Jerome Horwitz and collaborators in Detroit, MI, in 1964. The formal chemical name is often shortened to less accurate but also less cumbersome phrases such as bromochloroindoxyl galactoside. The X from indoxyl may well be the source of the X in the X-gal contraction. X-gal is much used in molecular biology to test for the presence of an enzyme, β-galactosidase. It is also used to detect activity of this enzyme in histochemistry and bacteriology. X-gal is one of many indoxyl glycosides and esters that yield insoluble blue compounds similar to indigo as a result of enzyme-catalyzed hydrolysis.

How to pronounce x-gal?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of x-gal in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of x-gal in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of x-gal in a Sentence

1. Merry Seabold:

   Intelligence always impressed Linda, but they couldn’t have been more different. She was a tall, lanky blondish brown hair gal who had a lot of friends and had worked a long time for one company. Paul was short… not very good-looking and didn’t really have a penny to his name, although he dressed well and spoke so eloquently. He had the ability to overwhelm you with his intelligence. She was really taken by that and overlooked everything else.

2. Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole:

   One lady walked up to another lady and asked if she was in line for the waffle maker thing and the lady never answered her, so the first lady went and made a waffle, and when she went to go and take it this other gal tried to take it from her and that started the fight over the waffle.

3. Cynthia Smith:

   I’m a gal in Southern California, i am no bot.

4. Puyallup Police Officer David LaSalata:

   I pulled a gal over who was a former student who was speeding and unfortunately I did have to write and infraction.

5. Dean Turnblom:

   Sheis a pretty tough character, she was scared to death duringit,but she is not a wimpy little gal. She is a tough turkey.

References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/X-Gal
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X-Gal
3. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=x-gal