Chromogenic Substrates

2-Nitrophenyl a-D-glucopyranoside is a chromogenic substrate commonly used to assay the activity of glucosidases. Upon cleavage of the glycosidic bond by glucosidases, the released 2-nitrophenyl group yields a yellow color detectable by spectrophotometry. This substrate has high sensitivity and is widely used in a variety of applications, including drug discovery and enzyme kinetics studies.

6-Chloro-1H-indol-3-yl octanoate is a fluorogenic substrate that can be used to detect enzymes such as phosphatases, lipases, esterases, and proteases. 6-Chloro-1H-indol-3-yl octanoate is a ligand for metal ions such as Cu(II), Ni(II) and Zn(II). This product has high purity and quality. It is an enzyme substrate for many enzymes such as phosphatases, lipases, esterases, and proteases. This product can be used in diagnostics of various substances including food testing, environmental testing and staining. 6CIO is a chromogenic substrate that can be used to detect bioluminescence reactions.
6CIO is CAS No. 159954-35-5.

Nalpha-CBZ-L-Citrulline-p-nitroanilide is a synthetic chromogenic enzyme substrate used in protease enzymatic stutides. After hydrolysis, p-nitroaniline is released, which produces a yellow color detectable spectrophotometrically at 405 nm.

5-Bromo-4-chloro-3-indolyl b-D-xylopyranoside is an enzyme substrate. This chromogenic substrate is used for beta-D-xylosidase enzyme. In culture media, 5-Bromo-4-chloro-3-indolyl b-D-xylopyranoside is utilised for identification of bacteria such as Klebsiella and Enterobacter.

Naphthol AS-D is a diagnostic chemical for phosphatase enzymes and is used to stain cells, tissues, and body fluids for diagnosis. The chemical reacts with the amino groups of proteins in cells and produces a brown color. Naphthol AS-D is not toxic to living cells in concentrations below 5%. It stains basophilic leukemia cells as well as brain cells. This chemical can be used to diagnose cutaneous lesions, such as psoriasis or melanoma, which are difficult to diagnose by standard methods.  present in these lesions and produce a brown color.

6-Chloro-3-indoxyl nonanoate is a fluorescent substrate that is used in the detection of beta-galactosidase activity. It has been used to detect the enzyme levels in various culture media and as a high quality, food testing, and environmental testing. The product is also used as a ligand for enzyme inhibition studies. 6-Chloro-3-indoxyl nonanoate has shown to be an excellent fluoroquinolone substrate for chemiluminescence assays. This product is CAS No. 133950-72-8 and is of high purity and high quality.

5-Bromo-4-chloro-3-indolyl N-acetyl-a-D-neuraminic acid ammonium salt is a substrate used to detect and quantify sialidase activity. Sialidases are enzymes that cleave sialic acid residues from glycoconjugates, and their activity is important in various cellular processes. The substrate is commonly used in research aimed at understanding the role of sialidases in diseases such as influenza and cancer.

Modified naphtol AS substrate used in histochemical and cytochemical staining

5-Bromo-3-indolyl phosphate disodium salt is a chemiluminescent substrate that is used for the detection of bacterial activity. It reacts with oxygen to produce light, which can be measured using a luminometer. It is also used as a chromogenic substrate for detection of bacterial activity in culture media. The enzyme reaction produces an intense blue fluorescence and is used for diagnostic purposes in food testing and medical diagnostics. 5-Bromo-3-indolyl phosphate disodium salt has been shown to be effective against many bacteria and fungi, including Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus pyogenes, Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Candida albicans and Aspergillus niger. This product is chemically stable at room temperature but should be stored at 4°C or below.

Substrate for horseradish peroxidase

Aldol® 455 alpha-D-glucopyranoside is a high quality, environmentally tested, staining, and ligand for bioluminescent assays. It has been shown to be a chromogenic substrate for diagnostics and a fluorogenic substrate for enzymes such as alpha-glucosidase, producing a yellow/green-orange color. Aldol® 455 alpha-D-glucopyranoside is also used in culture media and food testing.

4-Nitrophenyl alpha-D-glucuronide is a chromogenic substrate widely used for detecting and quantifying the activity of alpha glucuronidase enzyme. Upon cleavage by the enzyme, it releases the yellow-colored 4-nitrophenol, whose absorbance can be monitored spectrophotometrically. This substrate is routinely employed in biochemistry and molecular biology applications, such as enzyme assays, enzyme kinetics studies, and characterization of recombinant enzymes. As a non-toxic and easy-to-use reagent, 4-Nitrophenyl alpha-D-glucuronide provides a convenient and sensitive method for studying alpha-glucuronidase activity in various biological samples, including cell extracts, tissue homogenates, and purified enzyme preparations.

5-Bromo-6-chloro-3-indolyl acetate is a chromogenic substrate that yields a magenta-colored product after cleavage. The chromophore 5-bromo-6-chloro-indoxyl is released, generating the observable color. It is used in bacterial esterase detection (e.g. Staphylococcus spp.).

Calcium 2-naphthylphosphate, which is the calcim salt of 2-naphthylphosphate, is a chromogenic substrate to measure alkaline phosphatase activity. After enzymatic cleavage, the product yielded (2-naphthol) generates a red-colored complex upon reaction with a diazonium salt like Fast Blue RR or Fast Garnet GBC.

2-Nitrophenyl butyrate is a chromogenic enzyme substrate that is commonly used in enzymatic assays to detect lipases and esterases. When hydrolyzed by these enzymes, the substrate yields a yellow product that can be detected spectrophotometrically at 405 nm. The advantage of using 2-nitrophenyl butyrate is its high sensitivity and specificity for detecting lipolytic and esterolytic activities. This substrate is widely used in various applications, including enzyme kinetics studies, inhibitor screening, and the determination of esterase activity in biological samples such as serum, plasma, and cell lysates.