Description
4-Methylumbelliferyl-α-D-glucopyranoside is a fluorogenic substrate for α-glucosidase. 4-Methylumbelliferyl-α-D-glucopyranoside is cleaved by α-glucosidase to release the fluorescent moiety 4-methylumbelliferyl (4-MU). 4-MU fluorescence is pH-dependent with excitation maxima of 320 and 360 nm at low (1.97-6.72) and high pH (7.12-10.3), respectively, and an emission maximum ranging from 445 to 455 nm, increasing as pH decreases. 4-Methylumbelliferyl-α-D-glucopyranoside has been used to quantify α-glucosidase activity in infant blood spot samples as a biomarker of Fabry and Pompe diseases, lysosomal storage disorders characterized by a deficiency in the enzyme.
Chemical Properties
white to off-white crystalline powder
Uses
4-Methylumbelliferyl α-D-glucopyranoside is used as a flurogenic substrate for the identification, characterization and kinetic analysis of α-D-glucosidase(s).
Uses
4-Methylumbelliferyl-α-D-glucopyranoside is a fluorogenic substrate in the assay of a-glucosidase,it has been used in the study of Pompe disease.
Definition
ChEBI: 4-Methylumbelliferyl-alpha-D-glucopyranoside is a member of coumarins and a glycoside.
Purification Methods
Recrystallise 4-methylumbellifer-7-yl--D-glucopyranoside from hot H2O or EtOH. [Courtin-Duchateau & Veyrière Carbohydr Research 65 23, 29 1978, Beilstein 18 IV 443.]
