BromothymolBlue是一种pH指示剂，是测定弱酸弱碱时使用的一种指示剂，其酸性时为黄色，碱性时为蓝色。
CAS：76-59-5
分子式：C27H28Br2O5S
分子量：624.38
纯度：98%
存储：Store at -20°C

Background:

Bromothymol Blue is a pH indicator.

A first characterization and comparison is done by developing an easy and direct measurement method based on a pH indicator system using Bromothymol Blue (BTB) as the indicator and potassium phosphate as the buffer. A pH-shift assay is developed on the basis of BTB as the pH indicator and potassium phosphate as the buffer component[1]. Three pH indicators are tested for the direct determination of 2- 2-keto-L-gulonic acid (2-KLG) production on a plate. The results show that Bromothymol Blue is superior to the other two indicators in terms of the obvious color change and a suitable pH range (blue to yellow at pH 6.5-7.5). Upon the addition of a Bromothymol Blue solution (0.1%, w/v) to an agar plate, zones surrounding colonies of K. vulgare 07 mutants change their color from blue to yellow because K. vulgare 07 mutants release 2-KLG on agar plates, thereby acidifying surrounding areas around colonies[2].

[1]. Pick A, et al. Identification and characterization of two new 5-keto-4-deoxy-D-Glucarate Dehydratases/Decarboxylases. BMC Biotechnol. 2016 Nov 17;16(1):80. [2]. Yang W, et al. A plate method for rapid screening of Ketogulonicigenium vulgare mutants for enhanced 2-keto-l-gulonic acid production. Braz J Microbiol. 2017 Jul - Sep;48(3):397-402.