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Esculin hydrate

analytical standard

• Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): C₁₅H₁₆O₉ · xH₂O
• CAS Number: 531-75-9
• Molecular Weight: 340.28 (anhydrous basis)
• EC Number: 207-646-4
• MDL number: MFCD00149492
• UNSPSC Code: 85151701
• PubChem Substance ID: 329748219
• NACRES: NA.24

Properties

• grade: analytical standard
• Quality Level: 100
• Assay: ≥98.0% (HPLC)
• optical activity: [α]/D -40.5±2.5°, c = 5% in pyridine
• shelf life: limited shelf life, expiry date on the label
• impurities: ≤11% water
• application(s): food and beverages
• format: neat
• SMILES string: O.OC[C@H]1O[C@@H](Oc2cc3C=CC(=O)Oc3cc2O)[C@H](O)[C@@H](O)[C@@H]1O
• InChI: 1S/C15H16O9.H2O/c16-5-10-12(19)13(20)14(21)15(24-10)23-9-3-6-1-2-11(18)22-8(6)4-7(9)17;/h1-4,10,12-17,19-21H,5H2;1H2/t10-,12-,13+,14-,15-;/m1./s1
• InChI key: CQYPGSKIFJFVDQ-QWFKVUSTSA-N

Description

Application

Esculin hydrate may be used as an analytical standard for:

• The detection of glucosidase inhibitors by thin-layer chromatography (TLC) bioautographic method.
• Library screening in the characterization of novel cellulase genes from uncultured microorganisms.
• Evaluation of mutagenic and antimutagenic activities of oligorutin and oligoesculin.
• Detecting β-glucosidase activity in the identification of novel cellulase genes from uncultured microorganisms in rabbit cecum.

Safety Information

• Storage Class Code: 11 - Combustible Solids
• WGK: WGK 2
• Flash Point(F): Not applicable
• Flash Point(C): Not applicable