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BCIP®/NBT-Blue

alkaline phosphatase substrate, chromogenic, liquid

Synonym(s):

5-bromo-4-chloro-3-indolyl-phosphate / Nitro blue tetrazolium chloride liquid substrate system

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UNSPSC Code:
12352204
NACRES:
NA.83

product name

BCIP®/NBT-Purple Liquid Substrate System for Membranes, ready to use alkaline phosphatase substrate

Quality Level

100

form

liquid

storage temp.

2-8°C

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Application

BCIP®/NBT-Purple Liquid Substrate System for Membranes has been used as a substrate for alkaline phosphatase
  • for the detection of secondary antibodies by immunoblot
  • in ELISPOT assay
  • in dot blot analysis
  • in western blot to visualize protein bands on nitrocellulose membrane

Biochem/physiol Actions

5-bromo-4-chloro-3-indolyl phosphate (BCIP)/ nitro blue tetrazolium (NBT) is a chromogenic substrate system for the detection of alkaline phosphatase (AP) enzyme. AP hydrolyses BCIP to form an intermediate leucoindigo compound and is further oxidized by NBT to form 5,5′-dibromo-4,4′-dichloro indigo (BCI). NBT is reduced to an insoluble purple diformazan (DF) and forms NBT-DF. A mixture of NBT-DF and BCI results in the dark purple colored precipitate. AP by hydrolysing many BCIP molecules makes it a highly sensitive method.

Caution

Stable at least one year at 2-8 °C.

Physical form

Ready-to-use.

Legal Information

BCIP is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

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Exclamation mark
GHS07

Signal Word

Warning

Hazard Statements

H317

Hazard Classifications

Skin Sens. 1

Storage Class Code

10 - Combustible liquids

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

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Colorimetric Alkaline Phosphatase and Peroxidase Substrate Detection Systems

Nitroblue Tetrazolium (NBT) is used with the alkaline phosphatase substrate 5-Bromo- 4-Chloro-3-Indolyl Phosphate (BCIP) in western blotting and immunohistological staining procedures. These substrate systems produce an insoluble NBT diformazan end product that is blue to purple in color and can be observed visually.

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