2,3-Dimercapto-1-propanol tributyrate

2,3-Dimercapto-1-propanol tributyrate
What is 2,3-Dimercapto-1-propanol tributyrate?
2,3-Dimercapto-1-propanol tributyrate is a chemical compound with CAS number 58428-97-0. It is used in various industrial and research applications.
Applications
2,3-Dimercapto-1-propanol tributyrate is a thioester analog of triacylglycerol1 and has been used:
• in lipase inhibition assay during in vitro screening of medicinal plants as antidiabetics with glucosidase and lipase inhibitory activities2
• in colorimetric microplate assay for lipase activity3
• to analyze positional specificity of LipG (lipase-encoding gene) toward triacylglycerol by a simple continuous spectrophotometric method1
Specifications
CH3CH2CH2CO2CH2CH(SCOCH2CH2CH3)CH2SCOCH2CH2CH3
334.49 g/mol
97%
156-160 °C/0.15 mmHg(lit.)
1.083 g/mL at 25 °C(lit.)
Safety Information
GHS07Warning
H315-H319-H335
P261-P305 + P351 + P338
Eyeshields, full-face respirator (US), Gloves, multi-purpose combination respirator cartridge (US), type ABEK (EN14387) respirator filter
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