摘要 |
The present invention provides a lipase substrate of the general formula: <IMAGE> wherein A is an alkylene or alkenylene radical containing up to 16 carbon atoms, R and R1, which can be the same or different, each signify an alkyl, alkenyl or acyl radical containing up to 20 carbon atoms or an optionally alkyl-substituted aryl or aralkyl radical containing up to 8 carbon atoms in the alkyl moiety and wherein one of R and R1 can also be a hydrogen atom, X is the residue of an aromatic hydroxy or thiol compound, and each Y and Z, independently from each other, is -S- or -O-, Z also -CH2-. The present invention also provides a process and a reagent for the optical determination of lipase. |