Description
6,8-difluoro-4-methylumbelliferyl phosphate is a fluorogenic substrate for protein tyrosine phosphatase.
Uses
DiFMUP is a fluorogenic substrate, and has been widely used for the continuous detection of phosphatase activities. DiFMUP is hydrolysis by a phosphatase results in the release of Xuorescent DIFMU, which can be easily followed in continuous mode by a Xuorescence reader[1][2].
Definition
ChEBI: 6,8-difluoro-4-methylumbelliferyl phosphate is a member of coumarins. It is functionally related to a coumarin. It is a conjugate acid of a 6,8-difluoro-4-methylumbelliferyl phosphate (2-).
Biological Activity
DiFMUP (6,8-difluoro-4-methylumbelliferyl phosphate), a fluorinated analog of MUP, is a fluorescent synthetic substrate for continuous assessment of phosphatase activity. DiFMUP excitation/emission maxima are 358/450 nm.
References
[1] Gee KR, et, al. Fluorogenic substrates based on fluorinated umbelliferones for continuous assays of phosphatases and beta-galactosidases. Anal Biochem. 1999 Aug 15;273(1):41-8. DOI:
10.1006/abio.1999.4202[2] Welte S, et, al. 6,8-Difluoro-4-methylumbiliferyl phosphate: a fluorogenic substrate for protein tyrosine phosphatases. Anal Biochem. 2005 Mar 1;338(1):32-8. DOI:
10.1016/j.ab.2004.11.047
