1-Naphthyl butyrate has been used as a substrate for esterase activity in sheep body louse Bovicola ovis and in chromogenic staining of flounder fish samples.
Biochem/physiol Actions
1-Naphthyl butyrate also called ?-naphthyl butyrate is a substrate for esterase enzyme. ?-naphthyl butyrate aids in assessing ?-naphthyl butyrate esterase activity in monocytes and lymphocytes.