Properties
Description
4-Nitrophenyl 2-acetamido-2-deoxy-4-O-α-L-fucopyranosyl)-β-D-glucopyranoside is a disaccharide derivative with a chromogenic aglycone, soluble in polar organic solvents and a substrate for glycosidase assays.
Source
Chemical synthesis
Solubility
4-Nitrophenyl 2-acetamido-2-deoxy-4-O-α-L-fucopyranosyl)-β-D-glucopyranoside is soluble in water and organic solvents such as DCM, DMF, and DMSO.
Identity
Confirmed by MS/NMR.
Applications
4-Nitrophenyl 2-acetamido-2-deoxy-4-O-(α-L-fucopyranosyl)-β-D-glucopyranoside can be used as a chromogenic substrate to assay the activity of enzymes that cleave the α-L-fucosyl linkage to N-acetylglucosamine.
