Consult the Butyrate Esterase Test published in the Clinical Microbiology Procedures Handbook. Alternatively, refer to "A Methodology for Detection and Quantification of Esterase Activity" published in Methods in Molecular Biology.
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4-Methylumbelliferyl butyrate
lipase substrate; esterase substrate, ≥95% (HPCE), powder or crystals, suitable for fluorescence
Synonym(s):
MU-Bu
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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C14H14O4
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
246.26
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
227973
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352204
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.32
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4-Methylumbelliferyl butyrate, suitable for fluorescence, ≥95% (HPCE)
Quality Level
assay
≥95% (HPCE)
form
powder or crystals
mp
90-92 °C (lit.)
solubility
DMF: soluble
DMSO: soluble
fluorescence
λex 312 nm in methanol
λex 360 nm; λem 449 nm (Reaction product)
λex 365 nm; λem 445 nm in 0.1 M Tris pH 8.0 (Lipase)
suitability
suitable for fluorescence
storage temp.
−20°C
SMILES string
CCCC(=O)Oc1ccc2C(C)=CC(=O)Oc2c1
InChI
1S/C14H14O4/c1-3-4-13(15)17-10-5-6-11-9(2)7-14(16)18-12(11)8-10/h5-8H,3-4H2,1-2H3
InChI key
WKPUJZVCZXWKCK-UHFFFAOYSA-N
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Application
suitable as fluorogenic substrate for esterases/lipases
Other Notes
Fluorogenic substrate for butyrate esterase[1]
Storage Class
11 - Combustible Solids
wgk_germany
WGK 3
flash_point_f
Not applicable
flash_point_c
Not applicable
ppe
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Moraxella catarrhalis can easily be differentiated from other oxidase-positive, gram-negative cocci with tributyrine, 4-methylumbelliferyl butyrate, or indoxyl acetate. All M. catarrhalis give positive reactions, and all Neisseria spp. give negative reactions. The 4-methylumbelliferyl butyrate tube test and indoxyl acetate strip
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