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p-Nitrocatechol sulfate (2-hydroxy-5-nitrophenyl sulfate) is used as an analog to the natural substrate. The reaction yields p-nitrocatechol, which is measured at 515 nm.(Shapira E, Blitzer MG, Africk DK, et al: Enzyme assays: arylsulfatase A activity, biochemical genetics. A Laboratory Manual, 1989, pp 41-42; Cowan T, Pasquali M: Laboratory Investigations of Inborn Errors of Metabolism. In Pediatric Endocrinology and Inborn Errors of Metabolism. Second Edition. Edited by K Sarafoglou, GF Hoffman, KS Roth 2017 pp 1139-1158)
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