Decanoyl m-nitroaniline

CAS NO.：72298-61-4
Empirical Formula: C16H24N2O3
Molecular Weight: 292.37
MDL number: MFCD00416916
SAFETY DATA SHEET (SDS)
Update Date: 2026-09-12 18:54:10

What is Decanoyl m-nitroaniline?

Description

Decanoyl m-Nitroaniline (DemNA) is one of several nitroaniline fatty acid amides which can be used to measure fatty acid amide hydrolase (FAAH) activity. FAAH is a relatively unselective enzyme in that it accepts a variety of amide head groups other than the ethanolamine of its endogenous substrate anandamide (arachidonyl ethanolamide; AEA). It also will hydrolyze fatty acid amides with fewer carbons and fewer double bonds than arachidonate. Exposure of DemNA to FAAH activity results in the release of the yellow colorimetric dye m-nitroaniline (ε = 13,500 at 410 nm) This allows the fast and convenient measurement of FAAH activity using a 96 well plate spectrophotometer.

Properties of Decanoyl m-nitroaniline

Melting point:	72-72.5 °C
Boiling point:	456.4±28.0 °C(Predicted)
Density	1.097±0.06 g/cm3(Predicted)
solubility	DMF: 25 mg/ml; DMSO: 25 mg/ml; DMSO:PBS (pH 7.2) (1:2): 0.6 mg/ml; Ethanol: 20 mg/ml
form	A crystalline solid
pka	14.14±0.70(Predicted)