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Sigma-Aldrich

4-Methylumbelliferyl α-D-galactopyranoside

≥98% (TLC)

Synonym(s):

MU-alpha-GAL

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C16H18O8
CAS Number:
38597-12-5
Molecular Weight:
338.31
Beilstein:
94674
EC Number:
254-031-1
MDL number:
MFCD00063278
UNSPSC Code:
12352204
PubChem Substance ID:
24897170
NACRES:
NA.32

Quality Level

200

Assay

≥98% (TLC)

form

powder

solubility

water: 50 mg/mL, clear, colorless to very faintly yellow

fluorescence

λex 317 nm; λem 374 nm (pH 9.1)
λex 360 nm; λem 449 nm (Reaction product)

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-CHUNWDLHSA-N

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Application

4-Methylumbelliferyl α-D-galactopyranoside has been used as an artificial substrate to assay α-galactosidase-A activity.

Biochem/physiol Actions

4-Methylumbelliferyl α-D-galactopyranoside is a fluorogenic substrate for α-galactosidase-A. The enzyme converts the substrate to form a blue fluorescent product, methylumbelliferyl. The fluorescence is measured spectrophotometrically.

Preparation Note

4-Methylumbelliferyl α-D-galactopyranoside is soluble in water (50 mg/ml), yielding a clear, colorless to faint yellow solution with the application of heat.

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Applied and environmental microbiology, 61(5), 2027-2029 (1995-05-01)
With a spectrofluorometer, the length of the incubation time required in the fluorogenic assay was reduced to 12 h. The threshold emissions for reading the fluorogenic reaction by the spectrofluorometer were 5 and 10 U for lauryl tryptose broth media
S Raghavan et al.
Journal of inherited metabolic disease, 28(6), 1005-1009 (2006-01-26)
Globoid cell leukodystrophy is an inherited metabolic disorder of the central nervous system caused by deficiency of the lysosomal enzyme galactocerebrosidase. Haematopoietic stem cell transplantation is the only available effective treatment. The engraftment from normal donors provides competent cells able
Y Oda et al.
Analytical biochemistry, 254(1), 41-48 (1998-01-31)
A fluorometric assay of lectin binding to yeast cells is reported. The relative amount of biotinylated lectins bound to the yeast cells was estimated by enzyme activity using 4-methylumbelliferyl-beta-D-galactoside as a substrate for the lectin-bound beta-galactosidase through biotin-avidin interaction. Binding
Inter- and intra-laboratory testing of the Daphnia magna IQ toxicity test.
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