18319-92-1 , 4-Methylumbelliferyl heptanoate

18319-92-1 , 4-Methylumbelliferyl heptanoate,
Cas:18319-92-1
C17H20O4 / 288.34
MFCD00037611

4-Methylumbelliferyl heptanoate

Fluorescent substrate for esterases and lipases. Also used to measure cell proliferation and viability.

4-Methylumbelliferyl heptanoate is a metabolic precursor of caproic acid and 17β-estradiol. It is used as a pharmacological agent to study the effects of drugs on the activity of enzymes in primary cells. This product has been shown to inhibit the activities of protease, lipase, and amylase. 4-Methylumbelliferyl heptanoate also inhibits IGF-I production by liver cells and body mass index. The mechanism for this inhibition may be due to its ability to cause cell lysis in adipose tissue, which leads to an increase in IGFBP-2 levels.

CAS Number	18319-92-1
Product Name	4-Methylumbelliferyl heptanoate
IUPAC Name	(4-methyl-2-oxochromen-7-yl) heptanoate
Molecular Formula	C17H20O4
Molecular Weight	288.34 g/mol
InChI	InChI=1S/C17H20O4/c1-3-4-5-6-7-16(18)20-13-8-9-14-12(2)10-17(19)21-15(14)11-13/h8-11H,3-7H2,1-2H3
InChI Key	FFNBFZWIBOIPIV-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES	CCCCCCC(=O)OC1=CC2=C(C=C1)C(=CC(=O)O2)C
Synonyms	4-methylumbelliferone heptanoate, 4-methylumbelliferyl heptanoate, 4-MUH
Canonical SMILES	CCCCCCC(=O)OC1=CC2=C(C=C1)C(=CC(=O)O2)C