Molecular Formula:C14H15BrClNO6 Molecular Weight:408.63 Purity:≥99% Grade:Ultra Pure Grade Appearance:Off-White Crystalline powder Application:X-Gal is a chromogenic substrate for β-galactosidase that produces a rich blue color that can easily be detected visually over background. X-Gal is the substrate of choice for blue-white selection of recombinant bacterial colonies with the lac+ genotype.