4-methylumbelliferyl
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4-methylumbelliferyl
abbr.: MU; a group that is attached in glycosidic linkage to various sugars to form substrates useful in the assay of glycosidases. The highly fluorescent 4-methylumbelliferone is released on enzyme action, and can be measured in alkaline solution by its fluorescence (max. 448 nm, excitation at 364 nm), which is quenched in the glycosidic substrate. See also MUG.
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