Home > Term: isopropyl-b-d-thiogalactopyranoside (IPTG)
isopropyl-b-d-thiogalactopyranoside (IPTG)
An inducer of the lac (lactose) operon. In recombinant DNA technology, IPTG is often used to induce cloned genes that are under the control of the lac repressor-lac promoter system.
- Part of Speech: noun
- Industry/Domain: Biotechnology
- Category: Genetic engineering
- Organization: FAO
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