The present invention relates to the technical field of
butyrylcholine esterase activity detection, and discloses a compound containing an octoate group and applications thereof, the compound has a structure represented by a formula (I), and in the formula (I), a group A is provided by leaving
hydrogen on any hydroxyl group from a fluorescent
dye molecule containing a hydroxyl group. The novel small-molecule fluorescent probe for detecting the activity of
butyrylcholine esterase disclosed by the invention has excellent sensitivity, selectivity and stability, and high market popularization and application values.