4-Nitrophenyl phosphate (p-nitrophenyl phosphate) disodium hexahydrate is widely used as a small molecule phosphotyrosine-like substrate in activity assays for protein tyrosine phosphatases. 4-Nitrophenyl phosphate disodium hexahydrate is a colorless substrate that upon hydrolysis is converted to a yellow 4-nitrophenolate ion that can be monitored by absorbance at 405 nm.

Providing storage is as stated on the product vial and the vial is kept tightly sealed, the product can be stored for up to 24 months.
Wherever possible, you should prepare and use solutions on the same day. However, if you need to make up stock solutions in advance, we recommend that you store the solution as aliquots in tightly sealed vials at -20°C. Generally, these will be useable for up to one month. Before use, and prior to opening the vial we recommend that you allow your product to equilibrate to room temperature for at least 1 hour.