4-Methylumbelliferyl ?-D-N,N?-diacetylchitobioside hydrate has been used as a fluorogenic substrate:in chitinase enzyme assay of bronchoalveolar lavage samplesin acidic mammalian chitinase activity assay of human gastric juicein chitinase assay in crystalline style extracts of Greenshell Mussels and fungus Fusarium oxysporum.
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4-Methylumbelliferyl ?-D-N,N?-diacetylchitobioside hydrate (MUF-diNAG) is an analog of chitin. It is a fluorogenic substrate for chitin depolymerase and its breakdown results in methylumbelliferone, a fluorescent product.