Ester Substrate PNIQ as a Novel Fluorescent Probe for the Study of Acylation and Deacylation Steps in Ester Hydrolysis Catalyzed by Lipophilic Imidazole*Zn(2+) Complexes in Micelles

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0040-4039(00)74686-7

P-Nitrophenyl isoquinoline-3-carboxylate (PNIQ) has been found to be a versatile ester substrate for the study of catalytic activities of lipophilic imidazole*Zn(2+) complexes in cationic micelles, i.e.PNIQ allows to monitor the rates of both acylation of