An aryl phosphate that is indoxyl phopshate in which the indole moiety is substituted at positions 4 and 5 by chlorine and bromine, respectively. It is used to test for the presence of an enzyme, alkaline phosphatase, which cleaves the phosphate group to give 5-bromo-4-chloroindoxyl, which immediately dimerises to give an intensely blue product.
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Colourless, endogenous or exogenous pigment precursors that may be transformed by biological mechanisms into coloured compounds. They are used in biochemical assays and in diagnosis as indicators, particularly in the form of enzyme substrates.
5-bromo-4-chloro-3-indolyl phosphate
(CHEBI:75508)
has functional parent
indoxyl
(CHEBI:17840)
5-bromo-4-chloro-3-indolyl phosphate
(CHEBI:75508)
has role
chromogenic compound
(CHEBI:75050)
5-bromo-4-chloro-3-indolyl phosphate
(CHEBI:75508)
is a
aryl phosphate
(CHEBI:36943)
5-bromo-4-chloro-3-indolyl phosphate
(CHEBI:75508)
is a
indoles
(CHEBI:24828)
5-bromo-4-chloro-3-indolyl phosphate
(CHEBI:75508)
is a
organobromine compound
(CHEBI:37141)
5-bromo-4-chloro-3-indolyl phosphate
(CHEBI:75508)
is a
organochlorine compound
(CHEBI:36683)