This process is analogous to hydrolysis of X-gal by Beta-galactosidase to produce blue cells as is commonly practiced in bacterial reporter gene assays.
ðɪs pɹˈɑːsɛs ɪz ɐnˈæləɡəs tə haɪdɹˈɑːləsˌɪs ʌv ˈɛksɡˈæl baɪ bˈeɪɾəɡˈælɐktˌɑːsɪdˌeɪs tə pɹədˈuːs blˈuː sˈɛlz ˌæzˌɪz kˈɑːmənli pɹˈæktɪst ɪn bæktˈɪɹiəl ɹᵻpˈoːɹɾɚ dʒˈiːn ɐsˈeɪz.