Chemical Properties
Off-White Powder
Uses
4-Methylumbelliferyl β-D-mannopyranoside has been used as a fluorogenic substrate for β -mannosidase in the enzyme assay of mice tissue extracts, in cell-free translation and midgut of
Lutzomyia longipalpis.
Uses
A substrate for mannosidase. Substrate inhibition was observed for all but the least reactive of these substrates.
Biochem/physiol Actions
4-Methylumbelliferyl β-D-mannopyranoside is a fluorescent ligand for concanavalin A and interacts with its carbohydrate binding region. It is also a fluorogenic substrate for β-mannosidase.
