Application
Esculin hydrate has been used as a component of sporulation-inducing esculin agar. It has also been used for esculin uptake assay.
Biochem/physiol Actions
Esculin is a coumarin glycoside that demonstrates antioxidant activitites and protection against chemically-induced carcinogenesis. Esculin is utilized in microbiology for the isolation and identification of Enterococcus (group D streptococci).
General description
Esculin hydrate has vasoprotective and venotonic properties.
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