4-Nitrophenyl-α-D-glucopyranoside acts as a chromogenic substrate for alfa-D-glucosidase inhibitor. It is also used in the detection of glucansucrases and for yeast alfa-D-glucosidase. Further, it is a substrate for lysosomal alfa-glucosidase and maltase-glucoamylase.
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Applications
4-Nitrophenyl-α-D-glucopyranoside acts as a chromogenic substrate for alfa-D-glucosidase inhibitor. It is also used in the detection of glucansucrases and for yeast alfa-D-glucosidase. Further, it is a substrate for lysosomal alfa-glucosidase and maltase-glucoamylase.
Solubility
Soluble in water, warm ethanol and methanol.
Notes
Store in a cool place. Keep the container tightly closed in a dry and well-ventilated place. Light sensitive. Incompatible with strong oxidizing agents.
RUO – Research Use Only
General References:
- Substrate for ɑ -glucosidase: Anal. Biochem., 113, 188 (1981).
- Zhao, D. G.; Zhou, A. Y.; Du, Z.; Zhang, Y.; Zhang, K.; Ma, Y. Y. Coumarins with alpha-glucosidase and alpha-amylase inhibitory activities from the flower of Edgeworthia gardneri. Fitoterapia 2015, 107, 122-127.
- Madeira, P. P.; Bessa, A.; Loureiro, J. A.; Álvares-Ribeiro, L.; Rodrigues, A. E.; Zaslavsky, B. Y. Cooperativity between various types of polar solute-solvent interactions in aqueous media. J. Chromatogr. A 2015, 1408, 108-117.