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M1633

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4-Methylumbelliferyl β-D-galactopyranoside

fluorogenic, ≥99% (TLC), powder

Synonym(s):

MUG, MUGA

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C16H18O8
CAS Number:
6160-78-7
Molecular Weight:
338.31
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
94673
EC Number:
228-185-5
MDL number:
MFCD00036773
UNSPSC Code:
12352204
PubChem Substance ID:
24896676
NACRES:
NA.32

product name

4-Methylumbelliferyl β-D-galactopyranoside, ≥99% (TLC)

Quality Level

300

assay

≥99% (TLC)

form

powder

solubility

pyridine: 10 mg/mL, clear, colorless to faintly yellow

storage temp.

−20°C

SMILES string

CC1=CC(=O)Oc2cc(O[C@@H]3O[C@H](CO)[C@H](O)[C@H](O)[C@H]3O)ccc12

InChI

1S/C16H18O8/c1-7-4-12(18)23-10-5-8(2-3-9(7)10)22-16-15(21)14(20)13(19)11(6-17)24-16/h2-5,11,13-17,19-21H,6H2,1H3/t11-,13+,14+,15-,16-/m1/s1

InChI key

YUDPTGPSBJVHCN-DZQJYWQESA-N

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General description

4-Methylumbelliferyl β-D-galactopyranoside (MUG) is a UV-absorbing dye that serves as a fluorescent substrate for β-galactosidase in a planar yeast estrogen screen (pYES) for the detection of estrogen active compounds.

Application

4-Methylumbelliferyl β-D-galactopyranoside has been used as a substrate in β-galactosidase activity assay.

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk_germany

WGK 3

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

Eyeshields, Gloves, type N95 (US)

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