C16H16O9
M.W.: 352.30
98.5% Min.

Fluorescent substrate of GUS encoded by gusA gene.
 

MUG is a chemical commonly used for the detection of transformed plants. MUG shows low levels of fluorescence until treatment with glucuronidase (GUS) encoded in transformed plants. Transformed plants can be identified by their MUG fluorescence.

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The biosynthesis of the glucuronides of Umbelliferone and 4-Methylumbelliferone and their use in fluorimetric determination of Beta-Glucuronidase.
Langley, S.D. et al. (1983) J. Biol. Chem. 258, 7416-7424
Genetic variant of Beta-Glucuronidase in Drosophila melanogaster.