4-Methylumbelliferyl octanoate

Fluorogenic substrate for caprylate esterase used as tool to identify salmonella in clinical labs. MUCAP consists of a flexible eight carbon atom ester conjugated with 4-methylumbelliferone. The non-fluorescent MUCAP substrate interacts with the salmonella C8 esterase in a specific manner leading to the release of highly fluorescent 4-methylumbelliferone that emitts strongly at 485 nm (blue fluorescence) (ex = 366 nm).

Catalog Number CDX-M0218-G025
Alternative Name(s) 4-Methylumbelliferyl caprylate; MUCAP; 4-Methyl-2-oxo-2H-chromen-7-yl octanoate
Research Area Biochemicals, Immunology, Inflammation
Molecular Formula C18H22O4
CAS# 20671-66-3
Purity >98%
Inchi InChI=1S/C18H22O4/c1-3-4-5-6-7-8-17(19)21-14-9-10-15-13(2)11-18(20)22-16(15)12-14/h9-12H,3-8H2,1-2H3
Inchi Key WZEWYQWWSCVHCP-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES CCCCCCCC(=O)OC1=CC=C2C(C)=CC(=O)OC2=C1
Size 25 g
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