8-Hydroxy-1-azanaphthalene-beta-D-glucuronide, sodium salt, 98%

Substrate for detection of beta-D-glucuronidase. Yields a brown precipitate upon cleavage. E. coli detection. 1. James A.L., Yeoman P., Detection of specific bacterial enzymes by high contrast metal chelate formation. Part II. Specific detection of Escherichia coli in multipoint-inoculated plates using 8-Hydroxyquinoline-beta-D-glucuronide. Zentralbl. Bakteriol. Mikrobiol. Hyg. 1988, 267, 316-21. 2. Larinkari U., Rautio M., Evaluation of a new dipslide with a selective medium for the rapid detection of beta-glucuronidase-positive Escherichia coli. Eur. J. Clin. Microbiol. Infect. Dis. 1995, 14, 606-9. 3. Reinders R.D., Bijker P.G., Huis In't Veld J.H., Van Knapen F., Use of 8-hydroxyquinoline-beta-D-glucuronide for presumptive identification of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli O157. Lett. Appl. Microbiol. 2000, 30, 411-4.