ONPG

SKU: orb1940602

Description

ONPG is a colorimetric and spectrophotometric substrate used to detect β-galactosidase activity.(In Vitro):To investigate the kinetic parameters of recombinant enzyme, the Michaelis-Menten constants (Km), turnover numbers (kcat), and catalytic efficiencies (kcat/Km) of Gal308 for ONPG and lactose are determined. The kcat and Km values are 464.7±7.8/s and 2.7±0.3 mM for ONPG, and 264.2±2.1/s and 7.1±0.8 mM for lactose, respectively. The kcat/Km value of the enzyme for ONPG (172.1 /s/mM) is 4.6-fold higher than that for lactose (37.2 /s/mM), which clearly demonstrated that the catalytic efficiency of Gal308 for ONPG is much higher than that for lactose. Gal308 displays high hydrolysis ability for ONPG (100%) and moderate activity for its natural substrate lactose (25.7%). However, the hydrolysis ability of the enzyme towards all other chromogenic nitrophenyl analogues is very weak, indicating that Gal308 is a β-galactosidase with narrow substrate specificity.

Key Properties

• CAS Number: 369-07-3
• MW: 301.251
• Purity: >98% (HPLC)
• Formula: C₁₂H₁₅NO₈
• SMILES: OC[C@H]1O[C@@H](Oc2ccccc2[N+]([O-])=O)[C@H](O)[C@@H](O)[C@H]1O
• Solubility: In Vitro: H2O : 8.33 mg/mL (27.65 mM)

Storage & Handling

• Storage: Storage temperature: -20°C. Stability: ≥ 2 years
• Expiration Date: 12 months from date of receipt.
• Disclaimer: For research use only

Alternative Names

2-Nitrophenyl β-D-galactopyranoside