NPGB

4-Nitrophenyl 4-guanidinobenzoate hydrochloride has been used:

• as a substrate for trypsin for active site titration experiments
• for pre-treating of mosquito eggs in the interplasmid transposition assay
• as a component of isotonic buffer to moisten filter paper for mosquito embryo collection

4-Nitrophenyl 4-guanidinobenzoate hydrochloride (pNPGB) is a trypsin substrate. It is more water-soluble than 4-methylumbelliferyl 4-guanidinobenzoate and is preferred in spectrophotometric assay.

4-Nitrophenyl 4-guanidinobenzoate hydrochloride (pNPGB) inhibits phenoloxidase enzyme and delays embryo chorionic membrane hardening.

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