Spectrophotometric Determination of Amino Acids by the Ninhydrin Reaction.
1949
W H Fitzpatrick
UI
MeSH Term
Description
Entries
D009555
Ninhydrin
2,2-Dihydroxy-1H-indene-1,3-(2H)-dione. Reagent toxic to skin and mucus membranes. It is used in chemical assay for peptide bonds, i.e., protein determinations and has radiosensitizing properties.
Indantrione Monohydrate,Monohydrate, Indantrione
D000596
Amino Acids
Organic compounds that generally contain an amino (-NH2) and a carboxyl (-COOH) group. Twenty alpha-amino acids are the subunits which are polymerized to form proteins.