4-Methylumbelliferyl-N-acetyl-beta-D-glucosaminide, 99%

Fluorogenic substrate for N-Acetyl-beta-D-glucosaminidase yielding a blue fluorescent solution. Used for rapid identification of Salmonella species. 1. Chen K.S., Lee K.K., Chen H.C., A rapid method for detection of N-acetylglucosaminidase-type chitinase activity in crossed immunoelectrophoresis and sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis gels using 4-methylumbelliferyl-N-acetyl-D-glucosaminide as substrate. Electrophoresis 1994, 15, 662-5. 2. Leaback D.H., Walker P.G., Studies on glucosaminidase. 4. The fluorimetric assay of N-acetyl-beta-glucosaminidase. Biochem. J. 1961, 78, 151-6. 3. Linko-Lopponen S., Makinen M., A microtiter plate assay for N-acetyl-beta-D-glucosaminidase using a fluorogenic substrate. Anal. Biochem. 1985, 148, 50-3. 4. O'Brien M., Colwell R.R., A rapid test for chitinase activity that uses 4-methylumbelliferyl-N-acetyl-beta-D-glucosaminide. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 1987, 53, 1718-20.