Description
4-Nitrophenyl octanoate (p-Nitrophenyl caprylate) is an aromatic ester compound which can be used as a substrate for pancreatic lipase. 4-Nitrophenyl octanoate contains an ester bond that can be hydrolyzed under the action of lipase, releasing p-nitrophenol as a yellow product. 4-Nitrophenyl octanoate can be used to assay the activities of lipases and esterases[1]