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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:
18319-92-1
Molecular Weight:
288.34
Beilstein:
1256801
EC Number:
242-207-0
MDL number:
MFCD00037611
UNSPSC Code:
12352106
PubChem Substance ID:
24896740
NACRES:
NA.32

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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

SMILES string

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

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

InChI key

FFNBFZWIBOIPIV-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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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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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
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
C C Zouboulis et al.
Melanoma research, 1(2), 91-95 (1991-06-01)
A simple, rapid and reproducible assay for the determination of melanoma cell proliferation in vitro is described, based on the hydrolysis of a fluorogenic substrate by cell esterases in the cytoplasm of living cells. Human melanoma cells were cultured at
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
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