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HRID 263375Generated: October 26, 2026

Nitrophenylgalactosides → Indole

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantNitrophenylgalactosidesHCID 96647—
Reactant(+)-LactoseHCID 440995—
ProductIndoleHCID 798—

Reaction Steps

Principle of Step 1: ONPG substituting for lactose is metabolized with β-galactosidase. At 44.5° C. E. coli grow and utilize ONPG and produce indole. β-galactoside turns the medium yellow. In the yellow colored medium, both fecal coliforms and E. coli are present. In samples which do not have a yellow color, there are no fecal coliforms and E. coli.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS05643743
Source datasetuspto-grants-1997_07
ORD IDord-eb280669c71847b59bf6ce4570e27668
Source noteuspto-grants-1997_07