ninhydrin

ninhydrin
Reacts with free amino acid s to yield CO2, NH3, and an aldehyde, the NH3 produced yielding a colored product (diketohydrindylidene-diketohydrinamine, a bi-indanedione derivative). SEE ALSO: n. reaction.

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nin·hy·drin nin-'hī-drən n a poisonous crystalline oxidizing agent C9H6O4 used esp. as an analytical reagent

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Nin·hy·drin (nin-hiґdrin) trademark for a preparation of triketohydrindene hydrate.

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  • ninhydrin — ninˈhīdrə̇n noun ( s) Etymology: from Ninhydrin, a trademark : a poisonous crystalline mild oxidizing agent C9H4O2(OH)2 used chiefly as an analytical reagent; 1,2,3 indan trione hydrate or triketo hydrindene hydrate …   Useful english dictionary

  • ninhydrin reaction — n a reaction of ninhydrin with amino acids or related amino compounds used for the colorimetric determination of amino acids, peptides, or proteins by measuring the intensity of the blue to violet to red color formed or for the quantitative… …   Medical dictionary

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  • ninhydrin reaction — noun : a reaction of ninhydrin with amino acids or related amino compounds used for the colorimetric determination of amino acids, peptides, or proteins by measuring the intensity of the blue to violet to red color formed or for the quantitative… …   Useful english dictionary

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