Bioactivity | Nitrocefin is a chromogenic β-lactamase substrate that undergoes distinctive color change from yellow to red as the amide bond in the β-lactam ring is hydrolyzed by β-lactamase. Nitrocefin is used in competitive inhibition studies in developmental work on β-lactamase-resistant antibiotics[1]. | ||||||||||||
Name | Nitrocefin | ||||||||||||
CAS | 41906-86-9 | ||||||||||||
Formula | C21H16N4O8S2 | ||||||||||||
Molar Mass | 516.50 | ||||||||||||
Transport | Room temperature in continental US; may vary elsewhere. | ||||||||||||
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