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M2514

4-Methylumbelliferyl heptanoate

≥95% (GC)

Synonym(s):

4-Methylumbelliferyl enanthate, Heptanoic acid 4-methylumbelliferyl ester

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C17H20O4
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
288.34
UNSPSC Code:
12352106
NACRES:
NA.32
PubChem Substance ID:
EC Number:
242-207-0
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1256801
MDL number:

Product Name

4-Methylumbelliferyl heptanoate, ≥95% (GC)

InChI key

FFNBFZWIBOIPIV-UHFFFAOYSA-N

InChI

1S/C17H20O4/c1-3-4-5-6-7-16(18)20-13-8-9-14-12(2)10-17(19)21-15(14)11-13/h8-11H,3-7H2,1-2H3

SMILES string

CCCCCCC(=O)Oc1ccc2C(C)=CC(=O)Oc2c1

assay

≥95% (GC)

form

powder

mp

41-42 °C (lit.)

solubility

pyridine: 50 mg/mL, clear, colorless to faintly yellow

fluorescence

λex 312 nm in methanol
λex 360 nm; λem 449 nm (Reaction product)

storage temp.

−20°C

Quality Level

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Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 3

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

Eyeshields, Gloves, type N95 (US)


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E N Dotsika et al.
Journal of immunological methods, 105(1), 55-62 (1987-12-04)
A microplate method for assessing cell growth and viability based on the hydrolysis of fluorogenic substrates by cell esterases has been investigated. Living cells incubated with fluorescein diacetate or 4-methylumbelliferyl heptanoate generate a fluorescent product which is proportional to the
L Virág et al.
Journal of immunological methods, 185(2), 199-208 (1995-09-25)
A fluorimetric method using 4-methylumbelliferyl heptanoate (MUH) has been developed for detecting cell-mediated cytotoxicity and cell proliferation. The assay is based on the hydrolysis of the fluorochrome (MUH) by intracellular esterases of viable cells resulting in the production of highly
S Krüger-Krasagakes et al.
Journal of immunological methods, 156(1), 1-8 (1992-11-25)
In order to measure cell mediated cytotoxicity to adherent growing cell lines in vitro more rapidly and conveniently, a fluorometric microassay was developed and results were compared with those obtained by the 51Cr release assay. The fluorometric method is based
L Fiksdal et al.
Applied and environmental microbiology, 55(9), 2424-2427 (1989-09-01)
The production of an enzyme, 4-methylumbelliferyl heptanoate hydrolase, in Escherichia coli exposed to enriched and nonenriched seawater was studied. In all media, except for seawater with no or very small amounts of organic material and seawater enriched with peptone, 4-methylumbelliferyl
R Stadler et al.
The Journal of investigative dermatology, 93(4), 532-534 (1989-10-01)
In the present study we describe a simple technique for the determination of keratinocyte proliferation in vitro, based on the hydrolysis of a fluorogenic substrate by cell esterases. Normal and transformed human keratinocytes were grown in microtiter plates and were

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