Phenylgalactoside, izwi kandi nka p-nitrophenyl β-D-galactopyranoside (pNPG), ni insimburangingo ngengabihe ikoreshwa cyane mu bushakashatsi bw’ibinyabuzima bwa biohimiki na molekile.Bikunze gukoreshwa mugushakisha no gupima ibikorwa bya enzyme β-galactosidase.
Iyo fenylgalactoside ihinduwe na hyd-galactosidase, irekura p-nitropenol, ikaba ari ibara ry'umuhondo.Kwibohoza kwa p-nitropenol birashobora gupimwa ku bwinshi ukoresheje spekitifotometero, kubera ko kwinjiza p-nitropenol bishobora kugaragara ku burebure bwa 405 nm.